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a small mistake or fault that is not regarded as very bad or serious
- His political career was marked by numerous peccadillos, but no huge scandals.
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“Peccadillo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peccadillo. Accessed 28 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of peccadillo was in 1591
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