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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
faux pas
    n 1: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: faux pas,
         gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherie]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
faux pas \faux` pas"\ (f[=o]` p[.a]"). [F. See False, and
   Pas.]
   A false step; a mistake or wrong measure; especially, a slip
   or misstep in social etiquette; a blunder in conduct or
   manners that causes embarassment; as, he committed the faux
   pas of mentioning John's former wife.
   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Thesaurus Results for faux pas:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, break, bungle, gaffe, howler, impropriety, indecorum, indiscretion, misjudgment, misstep, oversight, pratfall, screamer, solecism, stumble, stupidity
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