The difference between Blooper and Faux pas

When used as nouns, blooper means a blunder, an error, whereas faux pas means an embarrassing or tactless blunder (especially used in social situations and contexts).

check bellow for the other definitions of Blooper and Faux pas

  1. Blooper as a noun (informal):

    A blunder, an error.

    Examples:

    "synonyms boo-boo faux pas fluff gaffe lapse mistake slip stumble Thesaurus:error"

  2. Blooper as a noun (baseball, slang):

    A fly ball that is weakly hit just over the infielders.

    Examples:

    "synonyms banjo hit flare Texas leaguer"

  3. Blooper as a noun (film, informal):

    A filmed or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing accident and/or mistake.

  4. Blooper as a noun (nautical):

    A gaff-rigged fore-and-aft sail set from and aft of the aftmost mast of a square-rigged ship; a spanker.

  5. Blooper as a noun (US, dated):

    A radio which interferes with other radios, causing them to bloop (squeal loudly).

  1. Faux pas as a noun:

    An embarrassing or tactless blunder (especially used in social situations and contexts); a misstep.

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