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- [foh pah]
- /foʊ pɑ/
- /fəʊ ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [foh pah]
- /foʊ pɑ/
Definitions of faux pas words
- noun plural faux pas a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion. 1
- noun faux pas social mistake 1
- countable noun faux pas A faux pas is a socially embarrassing action or mistake. 0
- noun faux pas a social blunder or indiscretion 0
- noun faux pas a social blunder; error in etiquette; tactless act or remark 0
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Origin of faux pas
First appearance:
before 1670 One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; < French: literally, false step
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Parts of speech for Faux pas
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
faux pas popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
faux pas usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for faux pas
noun faux pas
- blooper — A blooper is a silly mistake.
- blunder — A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
- botch — If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily.
- breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
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