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faux pas

  [foh pah]
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–noun, plural faux pas  [foh pahz; Fr. foh pah] .
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
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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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