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a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion.
Origin:
1670–80;
< F: lit., false step
Synonyms:
error; impropriety.
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faux pas
(fō pä')
n.
pl.
faux pas
(fō päz')
A social blunder.
[French :
faux
,
false
+
pas
,
step
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
faux pas
1674, from Fr. "false step." The word
faux
by itself, with Fr. pronunciation, borrowed into Eng. 1980s to mean "fake."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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