November 7, 2009...9:25 am

faux pas

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Main Entry: faux pas
Pronunciation: \ˈfō-ˌpä, fō-ˈ\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural faux pas \-ˌpä(z), -ˈpä(z)\
Etymology: French, literally, false step
Date: 1676

1: blunder; especially : a social blunder

2:

Gee, he’s so much smarter than G. W. Bush!

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