Word of the Day for Tuesday April 21, 2009
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peccadillo \peck-uh-DIL-oh\, noun:
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peccadillo \peck-uh-DIL-oh\, noun:
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A slight offense; a petty fault.
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At the most, the B.O. and his minions just consider as mere peccadilloes the insults that were heaped upon him and the United States by dictator Hugo Chavez!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Peccadillo comes from Spanish pecadillo, "little sin," diminutive of pecado, "sin," from Latin peccatum, from peccare, "to make a mistake, to err, to sin." It is related to impeccable, "without flaw or fault."
Peccadillo comes from Spanish pecadillo, "little sin," diminutive of pecado, "sin," from Latin peccatum, from peccare, "to make a mistake, to err, to sin." It is related to impeccable, "without flaw or fault."
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