Since faux pas is a French phrase, let’s look at the way it’s pluralized by the French. In its singular form, we know faux pas is pronounced [foh pah]. In French, the plural is written identically to the singular form, and the pronunciation remains the same as well. Plu...
But since that’s not always possible, there has to be a way to say “more than one faux pas”—it has to have a plural. Since faux pas is a French phrase, let’s see how the French pluralize it. We know that faux pas, the singular form, is pronounced [foh pah]. The plural ...
Entries linking to faux pas false(adj.) late Old English, "intentionally untrue, lying," of religion, "not of the true faith, not in accord with Christian doctrines," from Old French fals, faus "false, fake; incorrect, mistaken; treacherous, deceitful" (12c., Modern French faux), from...