gauche
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And when a State of the Union is remembered, it tends to be less for something the president said than for a gauche reaction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 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
But no amount of gauche rattail wigs and zipped-up wind-breakers can make this show the artistic risk or the expression of vulnerability that Tesfaye seems to think it is.
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2023
In the United Kingdom, everyone drives on the left, and there is nothing inherently wrong with that convention; it is in no way sinister, gauche, or socialist.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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