pas op

/ (ˈpɑːs ˌɒp) /

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interjection

Southern African beware

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Word Origin for pas op

Afrikaans

Words nearby pas op

pas marché, Pasmore, paso doble, PASOK, Pasolini, pas op, paspalum, Pasquale, pasqueflower, pasquil, pasquinade

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How to use pas op in a sentence

But publicly throwing shade at Louis Vuitton wasn't Kanye's first fashion faux pas.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s Balmain Campaign: High Fashion Meets Low Culture|Amy Zimmerman|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gays have won, Mr. Barron said in his op-ed for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Christians are now “outlaws” and “martyrs.”
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around|Jay Michaelson|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He continues to search for a loan to renovate his beloved Hotel Pourquoi Pas?
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One winter night, Posho Wembore sneaked into the exclusive whites-only club of the Hotel Pourquoi Pas?
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Judie Brown, president of American Life League, penned an op-ed blasting the “obvious erection.”
When the Religious Right Attacked ‘The Little Mermaid’|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mais ce n'est pas de merveille; car, comme j'ay dict, ils sont enfans.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Ils avoyent lors un conducteur fort honneste homme, et se comportoit fort bien avec les naturels du pas.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Il me dirent qu'il estoit malade ds quatre mois, et que comme il apparoissoit, il ne la feroit pas longue.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
La chasse aussi ne se trouve pas foison en vn lieu o il faut viure de cela, & o l'on fait vne demeure arreste.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Mais c'est là une mesure d'un intérêt défensif, qui ne fera pas faire un pas en avant.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton