Bing Gordon

As you grow up, you become more comfortable with your own peccadilloes, and I'm bad with people who aren't self-motivated. And now, when I see them coming, I run the other way.

American Businessman

Lynn Samuels

But Bill Clinton had the good taste to lie about his sexual peccadillos. He had the honor and the decency to want to cover it up.

American Entertainer

Means a mistake is not serious and often pardoned due to its minor nature.

Connotation of Triviality

Used in casual or informal conversations, not normally in formal writing or speeches.

Informal Usage

What one sees as a peccadillo, another might view as a more severe issue.

Subjective Significance

A peccadillo implies a fault in character but is often forgivable due to its size.

Moral Imperfection

The word has a playful tone and can lessen the perceived severity of an offense.

Colloquial Charm

Peccadillos are not typically used to refer to legal offenses, more personal or ethical mishaps.

Not Criminal

 And the whole mission of the project is to find holes in the language of emotion and try to fill them so that we have a way of talking about all those human peccadilloes and quirks of the human condition