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Gaucheness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being gauche; awkwardness. uncountable, usually

    "An incident at a rally in Ohio last Sunday resembled an excruciating study in social gaucheness, when Vance suggested Democrats might think drinking Diet Mountain Dew, a popular soft drink, was racist, before laughing at his own lame joke; as the audience remained largely silent, Vance laughed awkwardly, saying: “I love you guys.”"

  2. 2
    an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement wordnet

Etymology

From gauche + -ness.

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