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A '''gaffe''' is a mistake or error made in a [[social]] situation, particularly one that causes [[embarrassment]] to the one making the error.
 
A '''gaffe''' is a mistake or error made in a [[social]] situation, particularly one that causes [[embarrassment]] to the one making the error.
  
During the [[2008 Presidential Election]], liberals in the media repeatedly referred to [[Joe Biden]]'s lies as "gaffes", in order to downplay their [[deceit|deceitful]] nature.
 
 
[[Category:Rhetoric]]
 
[[Category:Rhetoric]]

Revision as of 01:03, October 13, 2008

A gaffe is a mistake or error made in a social situation, particularly one that causes embarrassment to the one making the error.