gauche
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A tan-in-a-bottle used to be considered gauche, but a booming interest in skin-care in recent years has rubbed off on self-tanners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
There is nothing so gauche as a routine, mind you, but he dances with the oblivious cool of a best man at a wedding where everyone knows the bride prefers him to her new husband.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
But even five years of perpetual pregnancy hasn’t stopped the comedian known for being glamorously gauche, from saying the crude things we all think while wearing a chic outfit and a smile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
Or is it considered inappropriate and gauche to even talk about money?
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2024
“I’m gauche and awkward, I dress badly, I’m shy with people. I warned you in Monte Carlo how it would be. You think I’m not right for Manderley.”
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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