FAUX PAS

(noun) a socially awkward or tactless act
synonyms : gaffe , gaucherie , slip , solecism
they behaved as if they were fearful of commiting a faux pas -added by shivraj
President Barack Obama has apologized for a gaffe in which he described his bowling skills as akin to participants in the Special Olympics. -added by Administrator
He realized that he had committed an awful gaffe when he mispronounced her name. -added by nithi

Mnemonics for faux pas

(Tag: ) imagine faux to be like fork...I asked friend to PASS FORK on dinning table and he instead of passing took fork and inserted in his dirty nose...!!! WTF blunder he created in front of all :D
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(Tag: lang) Faux can be thought of as focus...and when focus loses(pas) then we commit a social blunder..
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(Tag: ) "faux pas" a fox passes the ramp during a marriage ceremony, a lapse in etiquette
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(Tag: ff) i asked my frnds to see there . a fox will pass towards us this is a mistake it can't be possibe
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