gaucherie Syllabification: (gau·che·rie)Pronunciation: /ˌgōSHəˈrē/Definition of gaucherie noun awkward, embarrassing, or unsophisticated ways:she had long since gotten over gaucheries such as blushingOrigin: late 18th century: French, from gauche (see gauche)gaucherie in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of gaucherie in the British & World English dictionary