• French for False Step.
    A severe social blunder or major breach in etiquette. If the faux pas in question was unintentional it oftens leads to a very awkward and uncomfortable moment. If the faux pas in question was intentional the person who intentionally committed the faux pas in question is often loathed for an appropriate period of time (or bitch slapped). But- on a rare occasion the person the intentional faux pas was directed at might find it funny and laugh it off.


    Faux pas meaning & definition 1 of Faux pas.


  • A major breach of etiquette. In other words a social blunder.

    Faux pas meaning & definition 2 of Faux pas.


  • 1.) a social blunder
    2.) a socially awkward of tactless act

    Faux pas meaning & definition 3 of Faux pas.


  • Faux Pas means literally translated False Step
    It is when someone make a Social mistake such as doing something unaccepted or saying something wrong.

    Faux pas meaning & definition 4 of Faux pas.


  • Translates directly to false [step in] French. Translates indirectly to embarrassing social fuck up, which usual makes everything awkward [for everybody] involved. Major [party foul]

    Faux pas meaning & definition 5 of Faux pas.


  • words or behaviour that are a social mistake or not polite:

    Faux pas meaning & definition 6 of Faux pas.

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