maux pas

When you do or say something really gay by accident.

He committed a real maux pas when he yelled, "Hey bro, could you come over here and grab these balls for me?

by ajpiano November 6, 2010

Faux Pas

Faux Pas means literally translated 'False Step'
It is when someone make a 'Social mistake' such as doing something unaccepted or saying something wrong.

"Eric made a total Faux Pas last night when he bought a wine that the host of the dinner party didn't like'

by TeejM August 10, 2008

faux pas

A major breach of etiquette. In other words a social blunder.

Girl: Can I play the guitar next to Keith in church?
Boy (loudly so that every churchgoer in the congregattion can hear): So you fancy him them?
Now, my boy, that is a faux pas.

by Kerb November 28, 2004

fish pas

A social faux pas committed when a worker in an office brings a particularly odorific lunch, especially fish, to work.

"Ugh, what a stench. Who committed the fish pas?"
"Oh, that's Jane's leftover tuna casserole."

by Levitron November 1, 2005

braux pas

The rare awkward moment between two male acquaintances or friends when the parting gesture (handshake, fist bump, or bro hug) gets fumbled. This occurs most often either when one goes in for a bro hug and the other wants to shake hands, or when one goes for the traditional handshake and the other goes for some version of the urban handshake. The awkwardness usually lingers until your next parting, at which time you both slightly overcompensate for the previous confusion by first, deciding what form your parting will take, and second, executing it with decidedly more gusto than usual.

We totally botched our handshake last time.
Tots, brah, that was as ugly a braux pas as you're gonna see.

This time, it's a handshake, OK?
Sounds good. I was feeling a little weird about it, too.

by Ae5Ea8 January 15, 2015

Facebook Faux-Pas

An action looked upon by the Facebook community with general, tacit, disdain. May or may not result in being de-friended.

Examples of Facebook Faux-pas include:
- Tagging yourself in a photo
- Logging on before school
- Sending lame application invites
- Making a "I lost my cellphone" group

by The Feight Train June 13, 2008

Know pas

Know Pas to perform a deed or action which shows idiocy or a total lack of knowledge. Much as a faux pas demonstrates social ineptitude, the Know Pas demonstrates mental ineptitude.

We were talking about the Cultural Capital and Stacy said, "Yeah, that's just the same as class!". I mean seriously, what a Know Pas.

by FatYellowOne August 16, 2021