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
Vahid-Persian
Routh-Biblical Greek
MalloryMAL-ə-reeEnglish (Modern)
Romano-Italian
Fleuretteflə-RET (English)French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
FrÍ&Eth;A-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic