taradiddle
or tar·ra·did·dle
[ tar-uh-did-l ]
nounInformal.
a small lie; fib.
pretentious nonsense.
Origin of taradiddle
1First recorded in 1790–1800; origin uncertain; cf. diddle2
Words Nearby taradiddle
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How to use taradiddle in a sentence
Well; never mind, I accept the responsibility, and will create even another taradiddle.
April's Lady | Margaret Wolfe HungerfordThis taradiddle I invented to account for the look of my hands.
Stories of Exile | VariousWe would like to do so, of course; but our sense of truth revolts against the enunciation of such a taradiddle.
British Dictionary definitions for taradiddle
taradiddle
/ (ˈtærəˌdɪdəl) /
noun
another spelling of tarradiddle
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