Definition of "peccadillo" []

• A small sin or fault. (noun)

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• "They cannot figure out why a sexual peccadillo is given so much attention."
• "When some brave souls pointed out that the peccadillo was a notoriously flightless bird they were hung, drawn and hacked up into bite-sized portions as a precaution."
• "It is an action between friends, just as my silence on the subject of your peccadillo is a friendly action."