Meaning - awkward social mistake. 1. Daria didn't realize she had made such a faux pas when she went to use her salad fork to eat the main course. 2. She made the faux pas of referring to Wales as “part of England.” 3. I immediately made a faux pas when I forgot to take my shoes off before I went into the house. 4. The poorly timed joke was a major faux pas and made the evening awkward. 5. Talking business at dinner is a faux pas in France. 6. They were kind enough to overlook my faux pas and co