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    faux pas
    /ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː/

    noun

    • 1. an embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation: "‘I was suddenly sick in the back of their car’—it was years before he could confess his faux pas to them"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFAUX PAS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    FAUX PAS definition: 1. words or behaviour that are a social mistake or not polite: 2. words or behavior that are a…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › faux pasFaux pas Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of FAUX PAS is a significant or embarrassing error or mistake : blunder; especially : a socially awkward or improper act or remark. How to use faux pas in a sentence.

  4. www.grammarly.com › blog › faux-pasFaux Pas: Definition and Examples | Grammarly

    Aug 30, 2016 · Faux pas is a loan phrase from French that’s been used in English since the seventeenth century—the 1670s, to be more precise. The two words that constitute the phrase are faux, which means “false,” and pas, which means “dance step.”

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › faux-pasFAUX PAS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Faux pas definition: a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion.. See examples of FAUX PAS used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFAUX PAS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    FAUX PAS meaning: 1. words or behaviour that are a social mistake or not polite: 2. words or behavior that are a…. Learn more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › faux pasFaux pas - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Faux pas literally means "false step" in French, and that's a great description of what you do when you make a faux pas. It's a matter of stepping in the wrong direction, or saying exactly the wrong thing.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFAUX PAS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion. SYNONYMS error; impropriety.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionfaux pas noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    noun. /ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː/ (plural faux pas. /ˌfəʊ ˈpɑːz/ ) (from French) 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 Origin. Definitions on the go.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › french-englishEnglish translation of 'faux pas' - Collins Online Dictionary

    masculine noun. 1. faire un faux pas to trip. 2. (figurative) faux pas. Collins French-English Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved. Examples of 'faux pas' in a sentence. faux pas. Example sentences from the Collins Corpus.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFAUX PAS in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    FAUX PAS translations: slip. Learn more in the Cambridge French-English Dictionary.