Peccadillo

//ˌpɛ.kəˈdɪ.loʊ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small flaw or sin.

    "We tolerate Irene and Phil’s mild racist quirks and planet-destroying peccadilloes (“I could never own any car smaller than my Cutlass Supreme”) because their existence acts as a tranquilizer in an otherwise slightly-out-of-control world."

  2. 2
    a petty misdeed wordnet
  3. 3
    A petty offense.

    "When he comes to the prayer, he sometimes does me the honor of personally recommending me to the Lord, advising him that I am a worthy man and begging him to condone my occasional peccadillos."

Etymology

From Spanish pecadillo, diminutive form of pecado (“sin”), from Latin peccatum (“sin, error, fault”), from peccō (“I sin, offend”).

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