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FAUX PAS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does faux pas mean?
• FAUX PAS (noun)
The noun FAUX PAS has 1 sense:
1. a socially awkward or tactless act
Familiarity information: FAUX PAS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A socially awkward or tactless act
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
faux pas; gaffe; gaucherie; slip; solecism
Hypernyms ("faux pas" is a kind of...):
bloomer; blooper; blunder; boner; boo-boo; botch; bungle; flub; foul-up; fuckup; pratfall (an embarrassing mistake)
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