faux pas



faux pas

An embarrassing blunder or breach of proper etiquette, often made in front of other people. Daria didn't realize she had made such a faux pas when she went to use her salad fork to eat the main course.
See also: faux, pas

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Valli-Hinduism
BryonyBRIE-ə-neeEnglish (Rare)
Rien (1)REENDutch
Eli (1)EE-lie (English)English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Kjersti-Norwegian
Voski-Armenian