How to pronounce“gaff”in English
adjcandidates are going to be up there 10 out of 17 and he's the front runner so he figures you know what I can sit this one out it doesn't mean anything for me
not a gaff moment for him again he's got to get prepared for this debate so he needs to do no harm there too he needs to do no harm okay and I have to tell
you for having worked with Governor Romney when he was running for president and getting ready for debate prep this is pretty serious stuff buddy I mean
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Definitions of “gaff”
A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
“When Leonard finally hauls up a cod of seventy-five centimeters, probably seven years old, a typical catch ten years ago, they all joke, "Oh my God, get the gaff!"”
A minor error or faux pas, a gaffe.
“We politely ignored his gaff.”
To use a gaff, especially to land a fish.
“I stepped out and advanced valiantly upon a long-maned bull in the midst of his wives. I was armed with the regular club with which the boat-pullers killed the wounded seals gaffed aboard by the hunters.”
To cheat or hoax.