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Definition of faux pas noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

faux pas

noun
 
/ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː/
 
/ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː/
(plural faux pas
 
/ˌfəʊ ˈpɑːz/
 
/ˌfəʊ ˈpɑːz/
)
(from French)
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  1. an action or a remark that causes somebody to feel embarrassed because it is not socially correct
    • I committed a faux pas that my friends have never let me forget.
    Word OriginFrench, literally ‘false step’.
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