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Where does “gaffe” come from?
gaffe (Old French) comes from Occitan gaf.
Ancestry of “gaffe”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Occitan
gaf
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Words derived from “gaffe”
gaff
gaffer
shandy
shandygaff
gaffle
gaffsail
gaffe
kaab
ギャフ
Gaffer
gaffsman
foregaff
gaffman
gaffer
gaffer tape
シャンディガフ
gafă
Every word from Occitan gaf →