gaffe

created by Lometa

(thing) by Kung (9 mon) (print) ? (I like it!) Fri Mar 31 2000 at 7:14:58

An embarassing mistake or breach of protocol
Most commonly used when a politician says something they shouldnt.

For example, when the then Prime Minister of Australia Paul Keating implied that Malaysia was recalcitrant it was viewed as a serious political gaffe

Recalcitrant	Gaff	Ich bin ein Berliner	Paul Keating
The David Letterman Bypass	George W. Bush	Gamalielese	June 8, 2005
Campaign Gaffes of Stockwell Day	Bill Clinton meets Hunter S. Thompson	pleonasm	too many men on the ice
Fisherman's knot	English is a living language	F-22 Raptor	Hunstanton
No ice	Eft	Cashew butter	Murphy Brown
The Art of Bitchcraft	blunder

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