faux pas \faux` pas"\ (f[=o]` p[.a]"). [F. See False, and
Pas.]
A false step; a mistake or wrong measure; especially, a slip
or misstep in social etiquette; a blunder in conduct or
manners that causes embarassment; as, he committed the faux
pas of mentioning John's former wife.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
faux pas
n : a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: gaffe, solecism,
slip, gaucherie]
WordNet (r) 2.0
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "faux pas":
blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, break, bungle, gaffe,
howler, impropriety, indecorum, indiscretion, misjudgment, misstep,
oversight, pratfall, screamer, solecism, stumble, stupidity
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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