faux pas
noun /ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː/
/ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː/
(plural faux pas
(from French) /ˌfəʊ ˈpɑːz/
/ˌfəʊ ˈpɑːz/
)- an action or a remark that causes somebody to feel embarrassed because it is not socially correct
- I committed a faux pas that my friends have never let me forget.
Word OriginFrench, literally ‘false step’.