peccadillo
noun | /peccadillo/
a small, relatively unimportant offense or sin
peccadillo
noun | /peccadillo/
Advanced WordsMEDIUMa small, relatively unimportant offense or sin
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Examples
"Her peccadillo at the office was forgiven as a minor lapse."
"They argued the error was a peccadillo, not a crime."
Mnemonic Trick
PECCADILLO → PECK + A DILL: small peck — a tiny fault or sin.
Etymology
From Spanish peccadillo, diminutive of pecado “sin.”
Used for trivial faults or minor sins.
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