faux pas
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of faux pas
First recorded in 1670–80; from French: literally, “false step”
Example Sentences
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The latest inductee into this Faux Pas Hall of Fame is co-founder and former creative director of Jimmy Choo, Tamara Mellon and her $800, #MeToo-adjacent shoes.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2018
Q. Re: Birthday Party Faux Pas: Now that I have picked my jaw up from the floor, please for the love of god dump that shrew now!
From Slate • May 18, 2015
Q. Birthday Party Faux Pas: Recently one of my favorite cousins died unexpectedly.
From Slate • May 18, 2015
Faye J. Shelton Nashville Jackson's Faux Pas The long presidential selection process does serve a purpose.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now my dear Lady Teazle if you but once make a trifling Faux Pas you can't conceive how cautious you would grow, and how ready to humour and agree with your Husband.
From School for Scandal by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley
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