gaff
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Queers are searching for something often overlooked: binders, gaffs, lingerie for trans women, boxer briefs for nonbinary folks; designs that have simply never existed in the universe of McCall’s or Simplicity patterns.
From The Verge • Mar. 11, 2022
There are examples of similar gaffs in other sports.
From The Guardian • Sep. 21, 2020
“Almost all respondents find him funny and entertaining; some take him seriously, some don’t; but all of them discount his blunders and gaffs with ‘but that’s Boris.’
From The New Yorker • Jun. 13, 2019
Her crew added more details to the linemen, including tools like a high-voltage shotgun stick and gaffs used to climb poles.
From Washington Times • May 8, 2018
It was the gaffs that finally proved to be my most valuable fishing equipment.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
