tarradiddle

[ tar-uh-did-l ]

noun

1. a variant of taradiddle.

tarradiddle

/ ˈtærəˌdɪdəl /

noun

1. a trifling lie
2. nonsense; twaddle

Word History and Origins

Origin of tarradiddle¹

of unknown origin

Example Sentences

A tarradiddle is what you say when you are, so to speak, took by surprise.

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With a red-hot tarradiddle on your little white conscience all the time.

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She is ironing—Tarradiddle is smoking, and, like all smokers, philosophising.

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However, she won more by her impish tarradiddle than she had looked for.

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