A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public.

plural of gaffe

A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat. / A minor error or faux pas, a gaffe. / A trick or con.

(Ireland; Britain, especially Manchester, Cockney and Glaswegian; slang) A place of residence. / (UK, slang, dated) A disreputable, low-end theatre.

Rough or harsh treatment; criticism. / (dated) An outcry; nonsense.

(informal, uncountable) Clipping of gaffer tape.

To use a gaff, especially to land a fish. / To cheat or hoax. / (transitive) To doctor or modify for deceptive purposes. / (slang) To gamble.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gaff

plural of gaff

A surname.