Gauche
adjective
Lacking in social grace or manners; awkward or clumsy in behaviour or speech.
Her gauche attempts at socializing at the party made everyone feel uncomfortable.
Often appears as...
- gauche behaviour
- gauche attempt
adjective
In physical activity, a person who is left-handed, particularly in sports.
The tennis coach had to adjust his training techniques for the gauche player.
Often appears as...
- gauche player
- gauche boxer
adjective
Lacking in social grace or manners; awkward or clumsy in behaviour or speech.
Her gauche attempts at socializing at the party made everyone feel uncomfortable.
Often appears as...
- gauche behaviour
- gauche attempt
adjective
In physical activity, a person who is left-handed, particularly in sports.
The tennis coach had to adjust his training techniques for the gauche player.
Often appears as...
- gauche player
- gauche boxer
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Social Discomfort
Use 'gauche' to describe someone who makes others uneasy in social situations.
Mark was so gauche that he talked about his diet plans at a wedding buffet.
Pro Tip 2/3Unintended Rudeness
'Gauche' often implies unintentional rudeness due to lack of social awareness.
Apologizing for her gauche comment, she hadn't realized it was a sensitive topic.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Nuance
'Gauche' can vary with cultural norms; what's awkward in one culture might not be in another.
In his culture, burping is polite, but here it's considered rather gauche.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Discomfort
Use 'gauche' to describe someone who makes others uneasy in social situations.
Mark was so gauche that he talked about his diet plans at a wedding buffet.
Pro Tip 2/3Unintended Rudeness
'Gauche' often implies unintentional rudeness due to lack of social awareness.
Apologizing for her gauche comment, she hadn't realized it was a sensitive topic.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Nuance
'Gauche' can vary with cultural norms; what's awkward in one culture might not be in another.
In his culture, burping is polite, but here it's considered rather gauche.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Discomfort
Use 'gauche' to describe someone who makes others uneasy in social situations.
Mark was so gauche that he talked about his diet plans at a wedding buffet.
Pro Tip 2/3Unintended Rudeness
'Gauche' often implies unintentional rudeness due to lack of social awareness.
Apologizing for her gauche comment, she hadn't realized it was a sensitive topic.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Nuance
'Gauche' can vary with cultural norms; what's awkward in one culture might not be in another.
In his culture, burping is polite, but here it's considered rather gauche.
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Quote examples
Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.
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Simon Schama
British Historian
The British who arrived in the United States in the eighteen-thirties and forties had imagined the young republic as a wide-eyed adolescent, socially ungainly and politically gauche, but with some hint of promise.
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James Dean
Actor
I'm a serious-minded and intense little devil, terribly gauche and so tense I don't see how people stay in the same room with me. I know I wouldn't tolerate myself.
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Graham Nelson
English Mathematician
I'm rather pleased with the new manuals. I see Inform now as a gauche young adult, having got past the stage of growing out of his shoes every few months.
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Robert Webb
English Comedian
Don't get me wrong - intellectual snobbery is vulgar and gauche.
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Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.
Quote examples
Simon Schama
British Historian
The British who arrived in the United States in the eighteen-thirties and forties had imagined the young republic as a wide-eyed adolescent, socially ungainly and politically gauche, but with some hint of promise.
Quote examples
James Dean
Actor
I'm a serious-minded and intense little devil, terribly gauche and so tense I don't see how people stay in the same room with me. I know I wouldn't tolerate myself.
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Graham Nelson
English Mathematician
I'm rather pleased with the new manuals. I see Inform now as a gauche young adult, having got past the stage of growing out of his shoes every few months.
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Robert Webb
English Comedian
Don't get me wrong - intellectual snobbery is vulgar and gauche.
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