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faux pas vs foul-up

foul-up vs faux pas

faux pas and foul-up both are nouns.

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