gauche UK /ɡəʊʃ/US /ɡoʊʃ/ adjective3 •Awkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling; apt to make gaffes.She looked a trifle gauche, it struck me; more like a country girl with the hoyden taming in her than the well-bred creature she is. — 1879 •Having a torsion angle of 60°. •(no longer used) Skewed, not plane. formsgaucher · more gauche · gauchest · most gauche