Associations to the word «Gauche»
Noun
Wiktionary
GAUCHE, adjective. Awkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling.
GAUCHE, adjective. (mathematics) (archaic) Skewed, not plane.
GAUCHE, adjective. (chemistry) Describing a torsion angle of 60°
GAUCHE CAVIAR, noun. A person who claims to be a socialist who has a lifestyle deemed inconsistent with such beliefs, implying hypocrisy or lack of commitment.
Dictionary definition
GAUCHE, adjective. Lacking social polish; "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always made me feel gauche".
Wise words
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.