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faux pas

noun
USfoh-PAH/ˌfoʊ ˈpɑ/UKfoh PAH/fəʊ pɑː/

Pluralfaux pas

1 meaning of faux pas

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    An embarrassing mistake, such as saying or doing something rude by accident.

    Calling my teacher by the wrong name was a big faux pas.

    Wearing white to a wedding is a faux pas in many places.

    Similargaffe, blunder, slip, mistake, misstep

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Origin

From French, meaning "false step" or "blunder".