as in mistake
a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark
according to an oft-told story, the queen set a guest at ease about a faux pas by politely imitating it
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Recent Examples of faux pas
While many brides choose to wear different hues on the day, it’s still considered a faux pas for a guest to don the shade.
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Shelby Wax, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, consumers are left feeling increasingly confused and pressured to avoid a tipping faux pas.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
For some, microwaving fish in the employee lunch room is the ultimate work faux pas.
—Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2024
Lisa Richey, Founder of Manners to Go As a guest, the biggest Thanksgiving faux pas is steering the conversation toward politics.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Shelby Wax, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, consumers are left feeling increasingly confused and pressured to avoid a tipping faux pas.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
For some, microwaving fish in the employee lunch room is the ultimate work faux pas.
—Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2024
Lisa Richey, Founder of Manners to Go As a guest, the biggest Thanksgiving faux pas is steering the conversation toward politics.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faux pas
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Daniel Weiner, the director of government and elections at the Brennan Center for Justice, said the legal deadlines were set in part so that there would be time to make revisions before the Electoral Votes were cast in the event of a mistake or legal challenge.—
Daniel Desrochers,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2025
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That portrays the Court as an institution that has made historic mistakes on citizenship and need not be trusted as the sole authority on the meaning of the Constitution.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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The blunder occurred during the triple toss-up round on Thursday, January 16.—
Aaron Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Scientists have long known that DNA-copying systems make the occasional blunder—that’s how cancers often start—but only in recent years has technology been sensitive enough to catalog every genetic booboo.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Jan. 2025
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The German hit 12 unforced errors in the set as too many of his forehands skewed off his racket at the wrong angle and out of the court.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Keys broke three times in the first set, helped in part by Sabalenka’s four double-faults and 13 total unforced errors.—
Howard Fendrich,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Faux pas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faux%20pas. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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