1) Breach of etiquette 2) Eating peas with a knife 3) French word used in English 4) Gaffe 5) Impropriety 6) Indiscretion 7) Slip 8) Social blunder 9) Social gaffe 10) Social slip 11) Tactless remark 12) Wearing white after Labor Day
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A faux pas (ɑː plural: faux pas z) is a socially awkward or tactless act, especially one that violates accepted social norms, standard customs, or the rules of etiquette. The expression faux pas comes from French, where it means `false step`, `misstep` (in a physical as well as a figurative sense). It has been used in English for over 300 ye...
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• A false step; a mistake or wrong measure.
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n] - a socially awkward or tactless act
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faux pas (French, foh PAH) 1. A socially awkward or tactless act; a social blunder. 2. An embarrassing mistake that breaks a social convention. 3. A slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct. 4. Etymology: from French, 'false step'. The word faux by itself, with French pronunciation, was borrowed into English in the 1980s to mean 'f...
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gaffe noun a socially awkward or tactless act
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