faux pas

1. 1.

   a socially awkward or tactless act

   Synonymsgaffesolecismslipgaucherie

   Broaderblunder

Questions about faux pas

What does faux pas mean?

faux pas means "a socially awkward or tactless act".

What is another word for faux pas?

Close synonyms include gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherie. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.