[also more gauche; most gauche] : having or showing a lack of awareness about the proper way to behave : socially awkward
▪ a gauche young man ▪ He has gauche manners. ▪ Would it be gauche of me to ask her how old she is?
▪ a gauche young man ▪ He has gauche manners. ▪ Would it be gauche of me to ask her how old she is?
— gauche·ness noun [noncount] chiefly Brit
▪ the gaucheness of his manner
▪ the gaucheness of his manner







