taradiddle

or tar·ra·did·dle

[ tar-uh-did-l ]

nounInformal.
  1. a small lie; fib.

  2. pretentious nonsense.

Origin of taradiddle

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; origin uncertain; cf. diddle2

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British Dictionary definitions for taradiddle

taradiddle

/ (ˈtærəˌdɪdəl) /


noun
  1. another spelling of tarradiddle

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