Gaffe or gaffe means a social blunder--
He is still embarrassed about his gaffe at last night's party.
He got her name wrong, a minor gaffe she'll soon forget.
Gaff or gaff ( rhymes with gaffe ) means a stick with a hook on the end, used for fishing--
Get the gaff, I'll need your help landing this fish.
Be careful, don't play with the gaff.
Gaff may also mean to land or spear a fish, using a stick with a hook on the end--
If you reel him in a bit, I'll try to gaff him.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"He dropped the gaff in the water-- a fishing gaffe he won't soon forget."
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