adjective
- awkward, clumsy, or lacking social grace; socially inept
Usage: informal; chiefly North American
Examples
- His gauched attempt to impress her at the party fell flat.
- The gauched teenager stumbled over his words during the presentation.
- She felt gauched in the formal setting, unsure of which fork to use.
- His gauched movements on the dance floor made everyone uncomfortable.
- The gauched joke landed poorly with the audience.