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
Eligiusze-LEEG-yuwshPolish
Boulos-Arabic
Sanjana-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
HendrikHEN-drik (Dutch, German)Dutch, German, Estonian
Buena['bju:nə]
Calliopekə-LIE-ə-pee (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)