"très gauche" meaning in English

See très gauche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more très gauche [comparative], most très gauche [superlative]
Etymology: From French très gauche (“very awkward”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|très gauche|t=very awkward}} French très gauche (“very awkward”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} très gauche (comparative more très gauche, superlative most très gauche)
  1. (humorous) unbecoming Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-très_gauche-en-adj-YZkVZByG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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