a faux pas



a faux pas

an embarrassing mistake made in public I realized I'd made a real faux pas by eating my soup with my dessert spoon.
See also: faux, pas

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PierrePYER (French)French, Swedish
ĄŽUolas-Lithuanian
Szabolcs-Hungarian
Amias-English (Rare)
Herleifr-Ancient Scandinavian
Katell-Breton