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peccadillo

[pek-uh-dil-oh]

noun

plural

peccadilloes, peccadillos 
  1. a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.

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peccadillo

/ ˌɛəˈɪəʊ /

noun

  1. a petty sin or trifling fault

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of peccadillo1

1585–95; < Spanish pecadillo, diminutive of pecado sin < Latin 𳦳ٳܳ transgression, noun use of neuter of past participle of 𳦳 to err, offend
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of peccadillo1

C16: from Spanish pecadillo, from pecado sin, from Latin 𳦳ٳܳ, from 𳦳 to transgress
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"Scotland has one peccadillo and that is Cardinal O'Brien," he says.

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Carvey laid into the appearance of the pseudo-Gaetz, telling him it "looks like your forehead is trying to go to heaven without you" before criticizing his "little sexual peccadilloes."

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He obviously wants the world to remember and think of him as strong and resolute, and basically a good guy despite his personal peccadilloes.

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“Those are personal peccadilloes that you may have,” Scorsese incorrectly guesses.

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But it’s also a clever riff on the family sitcom, as the establishment’s proprietor is the patriarch of a decidedly oddball family; most surprisingly, it treats that family with genuine affection, peccadilloes and all.

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