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Gaffe vs Impropriety - What's the difference?

gaffe | impropriety |

As nouns the difference between gaffe and impropriety

is that gaffe is coffee while impropriety is (uncountable) the condition of being improper.

gaffe

English

Alternative forms

* gaff

Noun

(en noun)
  • A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public.

    • Synonyms

    * blooper, blunder, boo-boo, bozo eruption, defect, error, fault, faux pas, fluff, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinko * See also

    See also

    * malapropism * Freudian slip * Bushism ----

    impropriety

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The condition of being improper.
  • (countable) An improper act.
  • Improper language.