gauche
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One longtime friend was surprised by reports characterizing Rana as a gauche underperformer, having known Rana as an outgoing person with a dry, quick sense of humor and an intense work ethic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 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
We scroll, and along with the images come the opinions: what’s chic, what’s gauche, what’s suddenly “out.”
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025
She’s also being a bit gauche and inconsiderate because you’re her co-workers, not necessarily her close friends with whom she might more appropriately discuss such things.
From New York Times • May 14, 2023
You wouldn't be as gauche as to ask, "Hey, are you related to the guy who makes vacuum cleaners?"
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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