1. A large hook or barbed spear used to catch and land fish.
Usage: fishing
2. A social blunder or embarrassing mistake.
Usage: informal

1. To catch or land a fish using a gaff.
Usage: fishing
2. To make a social blunder or embarrassing mistake.
Usage: informal

Examples

• The fisherman used a gaff to pull the large salmon out of the water.
• He gaffs the fish with a quick, practiced motion.
• She made a terrible gaff when she called her boss by the wrong name.
• Don't gaff in front of the interview panel.
• The angler kept several gaffs in his boat for different sized fish.
• He gaffs at every social event, much to his embarrassment.