gaffe vs gaff

Definitions

noun

1. a socially awkward or tactless act

Examples

The gaffer is such a good manager that he is bound to attract interest from bigger clubs.

This was no obvious gaffe as it would have been had it emanated from the lips of George Bush, oh no, this was perhaps a "knowing casualism".

He is disarmingly straightforward about his goofs and gaffes, of which he had plenty during his first go-round.

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Definitions

noun

1. a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail
2. a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
3. an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish

Examples

The gaffer is such a good manager that he is bound to attract interest from bigger clubs.

The new gaff is now worth 400,000.

This was no obvious gaffe as it would have been had it emanated from the lips of George Bush, oh no, this was perhaps a "knowing casualism".

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