The difference between Faux pas and Gaffe

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

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  1. Faux pas as a noun:

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

  1. Gaffe as a noun:

    A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public.

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