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Monday word: gaucherie
gaucherie (gō′shə-rē′), noun
1. An awkward or tactless act, manner, or expression.
2. A lack of tact; awkwardness; the quality of being gauche.
Etymology: French, from gauche, awkward or lefthanded.
I learned the origins of 'gauche' when I took French in high school, and used to wonder what the French had against left-handed people.
1. An awkward or tactless act, manner, or expression.
2. A lack of tact; awkwardness; the quality of being gauche.
Etymology: French, from gauche, awkward or lefthanded.
I learned the origins of 'gauche' when I took French in high school, and used to wonder what the French had against left-handed people.
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Maybe the French think lefties are sinister. I have nothing against them, since there are a good few in my family.
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---L.
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