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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

TIL "gaff" is UK slang for your house or home.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And a fuck up.

Gaffer is a boss.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

In french too.

And "make gaffe" (fait gaffe!) means watch out! when you are potentially doing a "gaffe".

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago

I don't know why people say that English is hard it all makes perfect sense.