New Debutant

[elliemay1]

This is an incorrect phrase as a debutant is new so therefore the word 'new' is redundant. Is there a word for this faux pas in Grammar?

[Calibax]

Pleonasm

[Calibax]

or tautology

[Peter Pedant]

I thought about tautology - perhaps redundancy ?

tautology - something like manually by hand

whereas new doesnt really mean debutante

ya dont talk about a debutante bar of soap whereas it could be new

[Zacs-Master]

Hate it when people say adjacent to.

[Peter Pedant]

o god did I say adjacent ?
sozza

[Calibax]

I think tautology best sums up your example where the same meaning is repeated.
Pleonasm more describes redundant words like saying "for free" instead of just "free".

[elliemay1]

Thank you all.