faux pas
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Origin:
1670–80; < French: literally, false step
1670–80; < French: literally, false step
Synonyms
error; impropriety.
error; impropriety.
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| —n , pl faux pas | |
| a social blunder or indiscretion | |
| [C17: from French: false step] | |
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Faux pas
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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Word Origin & History
faux pas
1670s, from Fr., lit. "false step."
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Example sentences
But if you're not confident about how he'll handle the pour, this is a point where you can head off a faux pas.
But he and some of his colleagues-clearly fearful of committing a legal faux pas-often seemed evasive.
People with disabilities are people, subject to all the human idiosyncrasies and faux pas you see around you every day.
Soon there will be a new faux pas du jour: eating the endangered swordfish.
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