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Definition of gauche adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gauche

adjective
 
/ɡəʊʃ/
 
/ɡəʊʃ/
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  1. shy or uncomfortable when dealing with people and often saying or doing the wrong thing
    • a gauche teenager/manner
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: French, literally ‘left’.
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