noun, feminine/ɡaf/plural: gaffes
gaffe, blunder, goof-up (North American), cock-up (British)
Synonyms: faux pas, couac
Related: faire gaffe
From Old Occitan gaf (“clasp”), from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷 (gafah, “clasp”, noun), from 𐌲𐌰- (ga-, intensifier) + 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (fahan, “to catch”).