faux
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of faux
1670–80; < French; Old French fals < Latin falsus false
Example Sentences
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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 • Mar. 22, 2026
Steve Carell’s character in the likable, watchable and even lovable “Rooster” is classic Steve Carell: Self-aware, charming, boyish, incapable of reading a room, sidestepping a faux pas or calculating nuance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Teri also created a faux window pane using adhesive vinyl.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
Right at the start of the Puerto Rican singer’s performance at Super Bowl LX, as he wades through faux sugarcane fields, he passes a series of small businesses.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
“It’s confusing. You should stay together as a set to avoid such faux pas.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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