German Meaning of gaffs

Fauxpas

Other German words related to Fauxpas

Definitions and Meaning of gaffs in English

gaffs

rough treatment, to strike or secure with a spear or hook, a pole that extends from the back of a mast to support the top of a sail, the spar (see spar entry 1 sense 2a) on which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is extended, fleece, hoax, fraud, something painful or difficult to bear, gimmick, trick, a spear or hook for lifting heavy fish, a spear or spearhead for taking fish or turtles, to fit (a gamecock) with a metal spur, something hard to take, persistent raillery or criticism, a cheap theater or music hall, gaffe, a climbing iron or its steel point, to fix for the purpose of cheating, a metal spur for a gamecock, a butcher's hook, a handled hook for holding or lifting heavy fish, deceive, trick

FAQs About the word gaffs

Fauxpas

rough treatment, to strike or secure with a spear or hook, a pole that extends from the back of a mast to support the top of a sail, the spar (see spar entry 1

Fehler,Fehler,Patzer,Ungehörigkeiten,Indiskretionen,Fehler,Straftaten,Solezismen,Vertraulichkeiten,Fauxpas

Annehmlichkeiten,Aufmerksamkeiten,Höflichkeit,Formalitäten,Gesten,Benimm,Höflichkeiten,Formen,Sitten,Höflichkeiten

gaffes => Patzer, gaffers => Beleuchter, gadzooks => Donnerwetter, gads (about) => gads (ca.), gadgety => gadgetmäßig,