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faux pas vs fuckup

fuckup vs faux pas

faux pas and fuckup both are nouns.

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

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