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May 21, 2019 Word of the Day

faux pas /ˈfoʊˌpɑː/ noun
faux pas
/ˈfoʊˌpɑː/
noun

plural faux pas

The woman is embarrassed by her faux pas at work.
The woman is embarrassed by her faux pas at work.
Definition of FAUX PAS

[count]

: an embarrassing social mistake

  • Arriving too early would be a serious/major faux pas.

  • making/committing a faux pas

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