Verboticism: Infauxpas

'A leash is not enough. He needs a muzzle!'

DEFINITION: To share information without understanding the difference between what should be public, and what others consider to be private.

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Infauxpas

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: in-FO-pa

Sentence: When the young officer was appointed to a position in the "Freedom of Information" Department nobody realised that he was prividyslexic. He thought that freedom of information meant that the information in the database he updated was free to all to access. But his biggest "informational" false step or infauxpas came when he released the names and addresses of his country's secret service agents to an officer of a less than friendly, foriegn power.

Etymology: Based on, and a blending of, French, "faux pas" and the English, "information".

Points: 608

Comments: Infauxpas

Jabberwocky - 2007-08-03: 06:02:00
prividyslexic is a great word to although it might imply that he was confused as to which washroom sign to follow

frostycharlie69 - 2007-08-03: 17:50:00
I like it, but the word suggests that it is defining a mistake. Good merge though :)

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