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Definition of faux pas noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

faux pas

noun

NAmE//ˌfoʊ ˈpɑ//

(pl. faux pas

NAmE//ˌfoʊ ˈpɑz//

, NAmE//ˌfoʊˈpɑ//

) (from French)

an action or a remark that causes embarrassment because it is not socially correct

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