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tar⋅a⋅did⋅dle

  [tar-uh-did-l]
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–noun Informal.
1. a small lie; fib.
2. pretentious nonsense.
Also, tarradiddle.

Origin:
1790–1800; orig. uncert.
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tar·a·did·dle   (tār'ə-dĭd'l)   
n.  Variant of tarradiddle.
tar·ra·did·dle also tar·a·did·dle   (tār'ə-dĭd'l)   
n.  
  1. A petty falsehood; a fib.
  2. Silly pretentious speech or writing; twaddle.

[Origin unknown.]
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