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noun (faux pas, sg=faux pas)
  1. A blunder (especially used in social contexts).
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  • French: faux pas
    1. French, faux pas
      (trans-mid)
    2. German: Fauxpas
      (trans-bottom)
Etymology: From the phrase French, faux pas, of the same meaning; composed of fauxFrench, faux, "false", and pasFrench, pas, "step".

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