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faux pas vs boo-boo

boo-boo vs faux pas

faux pas and boo-boo both are nouns.

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

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