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A faux pas-ta
Nah, that's more of an inappropriate noodle.
faux literally translates as false.
False as in 'false step', perhaps. 'faux pas' is a well-established term for a social gaffe.
Sorry, I see what you were going for, but IMO it doesn't quite land :(