faux
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of faux
1670–80; < French; Old French fals < Latin falsus false
Example Sentences
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He sat at the faux wooden table and his spine wilted.
From Literature
A hotel’s faux 1920s or Midcentury Modern decor might look charming, but you know what nobody had in the 1920s and ’50s?
When a nameless secretary drops a sheaf of papers, Kornev’s response to help is instinctive, yet we cringe at the careless faux pas he commits in this unfeeling society.
From Los Angeles Times
She was quick to try to clean up her faux pas, claiming she had skipped over the section because her statement was running long, but no one believed it.
From Salon
The first reason is the data collection faux pas of 2020.
From Salon
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