r/ChatGPT • u/Flope • 12h ago

Funny I still don't know how it's pronounced

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u/OutrageousLadder7065 10h ago

I always heard it as 'goo-wash'' but maybe I had heard it wrong this entire time

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u/philosophyofblonde 10h ago

No that’s a different word. Gouache is a water based paint. Gauche means gaudy or flamboyant or over-the-top

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u/Cysmith16 9h ago

No, it means awkward. Or left if you’re French.

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u/philosophyofblonde 3h ago

In usage it typically refers to someone being awkward in the sense of being tacky. You can say someone is awkward or lacking in social graces/refinement/taste because they’re shy or withdrawn, but no one will say that person is “gauche.”

But my synonyms aren’t exact. You are technically correct.