faux pas
(French ‘false step’) a social blunder.
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faux pas(French ‘false step’) a social blunder. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Martin's awkward predicaments, embarrassing faux pas, and earnest (though sometimes bungled) attempts at righting his wrongs are realistically portrayed and handled with a deft and light touch. Now I'm grateful for my cultural faux pas with Isabela and for her setting me straight. Or whether Paris' mother will teach these money-hungry hicks that ostentation is a sign of poor breeding and that flaunting wealth, especially the inherited/married variety, is the worst kind of faux pas. |
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