gau·che·rie I. \|gōshə|rē, (ˈ)gō|shrē; ˈgōsh(ə)rē, -)ri\noun (-s) Etymology: French, from gauche + -erie -ery : a tactless or awkward action; often: a bit of social or literary crudity < the claptrap and gaucheries that too often fill the daily papers > II. noun : gauche quality or behavior < seems now to have lost his early gaucherie — Peter Evans >