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Idiosyncrasy vs Gaffe - What's the difference?

idiosyncrasy | gaffe |

As nouns the difference between idiosyncrasy and gaffe

is that idiosyncrasy is a behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person while gaffe is coffee.

idiosyncrasy

Noun

(idiosyncrasies)
  • A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.
  • A language or behaviour that is particular to an individual or group.
  • (medicine) A peculiar individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance or factor.
  • A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.
  • He mastered the idiosyncrasies of English spelling.

    Synonyms

    * eccentricity * foible * habit * mannerism * oddity * quirk * vagary

    Derived terms

    (derived terms) * idiosyncratic * idiosyncratically

    See also

    * eccentricity * habit * peculiarity * speciality * specialness * specialty * trait

    References

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    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 ----