A little French to start the day? Pourquoi pas?

Le péché mignon is a French phrase meaning “guilty pleasure,” “little weakness,” or “darling sin,” referring to a minor, pleasurable indulgence, often food, that one feels slightly bad about but can’t resist. It’s a lighthearted term for something delightful yet slightly indulgent, like enjoying cake, champagne, or chocolate despite thinking it might be unhealthy or extravagant, and it’s commonly used in English-speaking contexts too.

More expressions with péché

un péché de jeunesse – youthful indiscretion
un péché mortel – mortal sin
le péché d’orgueil – the sin of pride
le péché originel – original sin
un péché véniel – venial sin
un petit péché – peccadillo, trivial mistake
les sept péchés capitaux – the seven deadly sins