faux pas [ foh -pah ]
noun, plural faux pas [foh -pahz; French foh -pah]
1. a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion.
WORDS RELATED TO FAUX PAS
blooper, blunder, botch, breach, break, bungle, error, flop, flub, gaffe, goof, hash, impropriety, indiscretion, mess, misconduct, misstep, mistake, offense, oversight
SYNONYMS FOR FAUX PAS
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error; impropriety.
Origin: 1670–80;
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<b>Faux Pas</b> <i>(noun)
faux pas [ foh -pah ]</i>
<b>noun, <i>plural faux pas [foh -pahz; French foh -pah]</b></i>
1. a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion.
<b>WORDS RELATED TO FAUX PAS</b>
blooper, blunder, botch, breach, break, bungle, error, flop, flub, gaffe, goof, hash, impropriety, indiscretion, mess, misconduct, misstep, mistake, offense, oversight
<b>SYNONYMS FOR FAUX PAS</b>
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error; impropriety.
<b>Origin:</b> 1670–80; <French: literally, false step
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faux pas [ foh -pah ]</i>
<b>noun, <i>plural faux pas [foh -pahz; French foh -pah]</b></i>
1. a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion.
<b>WORDS RELATED TO FAUX PAS</b>
blooper, blunder, botch, breach, break, bungle, error, flop, flub, gaffe, goof, hash, impropriety, indiscretion, mess, misconduct, misstep, mistake, offense, oversight
<b>SYNONYMS FOR FAUX PAS</b>
<i><a href="https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/faux%20pas" target="_blank">See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com</a></i>
error; impropriety.
<b>Origin:</b> 1670–80; <French: literally, false step
Now <b>YOU</b> come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.