Kinsley gaffe

English

Named after American journalist Michael Kinsley (b. 1951), who drew attention to the phenomenon.

Kinsley gaffe (plural Kinsley gaffes)

(US politics) A mistake whereby a politician inadvertently says something truthful which they had not meant to reveal.
- 2013, Max Fisher, The Washington Post, 9 October:
  They said it had been only a trial run, posted in error, showing hypothetical results from one small electoral district. You might call this a sort of Kinsley gaffe on a national scale.
- 2018, David A. Graham, The Atlantic, "Trump Can Never Go Too Far for Republicans":
  Give Thune credit for candor, or at least for a Kinsley gaffe: Intentionally or not, he made clear that the game was getting the best available walk-back and moving on.

单词	Kinsley gaffe
释义	Kinsley gaffe English Etymology Named after American journalist Michael Kinsley (b. 1951), who drew attention to the phenomenon. Noun Kinsley gaffe (plural Kinsley gaffes) (US politics) A mistake whereby a politician inadvertently says something truthful which they had not meant to reveal. 2013, Max Fisher, The Washington Post, 9 October: They said it had been only a trial run, posted in error, showing hypothetical results from one small electoral district. You might call this a sort of Kinsley gaffe on a national scale. 2018, David A. Graham, The Atlantic, "Trump Can Never Go Too Far for Republicans": Give Thune credit for candor, or at least for a Kinsley gaffe: Intentionally or not, he made clear that the game was getting the best available walk-back and moving on.
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