faux pas

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(Verb) goof, mistake

Usage: That was a faux pas

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(Noun) A gauche social error.

Usage: He committed an embarrassing faux pas.

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(Noun) mistake

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(Adjective) making a mistake

Usage: I made the biggest "faux pas" ....

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When someone makes a social misstep which isn't acceptable.

Usage: John committed a faux pas for commenting on the host's ugly dress.

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(Noun) social embarrassment

Usage: I committed a faux pas when I asked if she was pregnant.

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(Pronoun) error or mistake

Usage: she made a grand faux pas.