[plǿi kai] (v, exp) EN: make a fool of oneself ; manifest one's stupidity ; make a faux pas ; make a blunder ; make a gaffe ; pull a boner FR: gaffer ; commettre une bévue ; faire une gaffe (fam.) ; faire une boulette (fig. - fam.)
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Gaffer \Gaf"fer\ (g[a^]f"f[~e]r), n. [Possibly contr. fr.
godfather; but prob. fr. gramfer for grandfather. Cf.
{Gammer}.]
1. An old fellow; an aged rustic.
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Go to each gaffer and each goody. --Fawkes.
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Note: Gaffer was originally a respectful title, now
degenerated into a term of familiarity or contempt when
addressed to an aged man in humble life.
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2. A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers. [Prov. Eng.]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gaffer
n 1: an elderly man [syn: {old-timer}, {oldtimer}, {gaffer},
{old geezer}, {antique}]
2: an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
3: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to
leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: {foreman},
{chief}, {gaffer}, {honcho}, {boss}]
From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
Gaffer /gafr/
gawper; gawpers; gazer; gazers; rubberneck; rubbernecks
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