faux pas

Definitions of faux pas
  1. noun
    a socially awkward or tactless act
    synonyms: bévue, gaffe, gaucherie
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    type of:
    bévue, bêtise, cafouillage, gaffe
    an embarrassing mistake
  2. noun
    an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
    synonyms: gaffe, lapsus
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    type of:
    bévue, bêtise, cafouillage, gaffe
    an embarrassing mistake
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