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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.

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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