FAUX PAS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A socially awkward or tactless act

Synonyms:

faux pas; gaffe; gaucherie; slip; solecism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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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