Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun faux_pas

1 sense of faux pas

Sense 1
faux pas, gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherie -- (a socially awkward or tactless act)
       => blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo -- (an embarrassing mistake)