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Noun: faux pas  fow'paa
  1. A socially awkward or tactless act
    "His comment about her weight was an embarrassing faux pas";
    - gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherie

Derived forms: faux pas

Type of: bloomer [informal], blooper [N. Amer, informal], blue [Austral, NZ, informal], blunder, boner [N. Amer, informal], boob [Brit, informal], boo-boo [informal], botch, bungle, flub [N. Amer, informal], foul-up [informal], goof [informal], pratfall [informal]

Encyclopedia: Faux pas