| Word | gauche |
|---|---|
| Definition | adj. Lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated; socially awkward. |
| Sentence | Appearing before Magistrate John R. Starley…he continued to wear his Homburg hat. When a court official removed it, he put it on again...though he must have been aware that this is not done. It is a pleasure to me to expose this gauche person in print. |
| Source | From Over Seventy, The Best of Wodehouse, p. 744d |
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