Noun: gaucherie ,gow-shu'ree [N. Amer], 'gow-shu,ree [Brit]
- A socially awkward or tactless act
"His comment about her weight was an embarrassing gaucherie";
- faux pas, gaffe, solecism, slip
- The quality of being rustic or gauche
"His gaucherie at formal events revealed his country upbringing";
- rusticity
Derived forms: gaucheries
Type of: awkwardness, bloomer [informal], blooper [N. Amer, informal], blue [Austral, NZ, informal], blunder, boner [N. Amer, informal], boob [Brit, informal], boo-boo [informal], botch, bungle, clumsiness, flub [N. Amer, informal], foul-up [informal], goof [informal], gracelessness, pratfall [informal], stiffness
Antonym: urbanity