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gaff

noun

/ɡæf/

Meaning

A social blunder or mistake; also a hook or device used in fishing or theater.

He made a major gaff during the meeting by forgetting the client's name.

pull down the gaff

blunder, mistake, slip, error

accuracy, correctness

social gaff, political gaff, make a gaff

a genus of catfish found in Asia, commonly known as bagrid catfish

Inequality, difference, or imbalance between two or more things.

a person who tills or cultivates land; a farmer

a head covering with a visor; a protective covering

punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong; revenge

A tropical tree with round, fragrant orange flowers, sacred in Hindu culture and associated with Lor...