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The gap between what you did and what you meant to keep secret.
means An act or remark that shows poor judgment, especially one that breaks a confidence or decorum — a slip you probably shouldn't have made.
from From Latin indiscretio, built from in- ('not') plus discretio ('separation, discernment'), itself from discernere ('to separate, distinguish') — the root that also gives us 'discreet' and 'discern.' So to be discreet is to know how to sort what should be shown from what shouldn't; an indiscretion is simply that sorting failing you.
- origin
- Latin for lacking judgment, not lacking morals
- scale
- covers both gossip and affairs equally
- favorite habitat
- emails, texts, open bar events
- euphemism rank
- politer than scandal, costs just as much