Mannerism
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A group of verbal or other unconscious habitual behaviors peculiar to an individual. Exaggerated or effected style in art, speech, or other behavior. In literature, an ostentatious and unnatural style of the second half of the sixteenth century. In the contemporary criticism, described as a negation of the classicist equilibrium, pre-Baroque, and deforming expressiveness. In fine art, a style that is inspired by previous models, aiming to reproduce subjects in an expressive language.
Foible
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: weak.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit or way (usage is typically plural), that is slightly strange or silly.A weakness or failing of character.Part of a sword between the middle and the point, weaker than the forte.