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
Minodora-Romanian
Mordred-Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Nicola (2)NIK-ə-lə (English)German, Czech, English
Romaine[.rəu'mein]
Aldric-French, Ancient Germanic
PanniPAWN-neeHungarian