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faux pas vs blooper

blooper vs faux pas

faux pas and blooper both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
faux pas Yes No No No
blooper Yes No No No
As nouns, blooper is a hypernym of faux pas; that is, blooper is a word with a broader meaning than faux pas:
  • faux pas: a socially awkward or tactless act
  • blooper: an embarrassing mistake
Other hypernyms of faux pas include bloomer, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall.
faux pas (noun) blooper (noun)
a socially awkward or tactless act an embarrassing mistake
Difference between faux pas and blooper

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