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faux pas
faux pas F0055800 (fō pä′)n. pl. faux pas (fō päz′) A social blunder.
[French : faux, false + pas, step.]faux pas (ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː; French fo pɑ) n, pl faux pas (ˌfəʊ ˈpɑːz; French fo pɑ) a social blunder or indiscretion[C17: from French: false step]faux pas (foʊ ˈpɑ)
n., pl. faux pas (foʊ ˈpɑz) a blunder; esp., an embarrassing social error. [1670–80; < French: literally, false step] faux pasA French phrase meaning a false step, used to mean any mistake or blunder.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  faux pas - a socially awkward or tactless act gaffe, slip, solecism, gaucherieblooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, bloomer - an embarrassing mistake |
faux pasnoun gaffe, blunder, indiscretion, impropriety, bloomer (Brit. informal), boob (Brit. slang), clanger (informal), solecism, breach of etiquette, gaucherie He made an embarrassing faux pas.Translationsfaux pas
faux pasAn embarrassing blunder or breach of proper etiquette, often made in front of other people. Daria didn't realize she had made such a faux pas when she went to use her salad fork to eat the main course.See also: faux, pas(make/commit) a ˌfaux ˈpas (from French) an action or a remark that causes embarrassment because it is not socially correct: I immediately made a faux pas when I forgot to take my shoes off before I went into the house. ♢ They were kind enough to overlook my faux pas and continued as if nothing had happened.The meaning of the French expression is ‘wrong step’.See also: faux, pasFaux Pas
Faux PasA social mistake. An example is belching loudly at a cocktail hour. An excessively embarrassing or insulting faux pas can make business difficult or impossible to conduct.faux pas
Synonyms for faux pasnoun gaffeSynonyms- gaffe
- blunder
- indiscretion
- impropriety
- bloomer
- boob
- clanger
- solecism
- breach of etiquette
- gaucherie
Synonyms for faux pasnoun a socially awkward or tactless actSynonyms- gaffe
- slip
- solecism
- gaucherie
Related Words- blooper
- blunder
- boner
- boo-boo
- botch
- bungle
- flub
- foul-up
- fuckup
- pratfall
- bloomer
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