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Definition of Gaffed

Gaffed
Gaff Gaff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gaffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gaffing.] To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon.
Gaff
Gaff Gaff, n. [OE. gaffe, F. gaffe an iron hook with which seamen pull great fishes into their ships; cf. Ir. gaf, gafa hook; perh. akin to G. gabel fork, Skr. gabhasti. Cf. Gaffle, Gable.] 1. A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish. 2. (Naut.) The spar upon which the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail is extended. 3. Same as Gaffle, 1. --Wright.
Gaff
Gaff Gaff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gaffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gaffing.] To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon.

Meaning of Gaffed from wikipedia

- when the gaffe has negative connotations, friction between people involved. Philosophers and psychologists interested in the nature of the gaffe include...
- A political gaffe is a mistake or blunder in speech or action made by a politician that attracts media attention and public scrutiny. While often unintended...
- release the fish unharmed after capture, unless the fish is skillfully gaffed right in a non-vital part such as the lip, jaw or lower gill using a thin...
- Gabriël Steph**** "Gaffie" du Toit (born 24 March 1976) is a South African rugby union footballer, who pla**** 14 test matches for the national team, the...
- or conceal them from view of the audience or camera, they are said to be gaffed or gaffered. Gaffer tape was invented in 1959 by Ross Lowell, director,...
- re****tion for making comments that some media outlets perceived to be gaffes. He secured re-nomination for vice president in 1992, but was defeated by...
- Hempel, Jessi (March 30, 2018). "A Short History of Facebook's Privacy Gaffes". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved February 6, 2019. Statt, Nick (March...
- without the speaker realizing. A special case of hot mic is the microphone gaffe, in which the microphone is actively collecting and transmitting sound gathered...
- "Yolka" (Ukrainian: йолка) was a gaffe made in 2010 by the Ukrainian president, Victor Yanukovych. During a speech, he forgot how to say "Christmas tree"...
- 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2025. "JK Rowling makes 'back to Hogwarts' gaffe by getting key date wrong". BBC News. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 24 February...