taradiddle

American  

[tar-uh-did-l] / ˌtær əˈdɪd l /

Or tarradiddle

noun

Informal.

1. a small lie; fib.

2. pretentious nonsense.

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taradiddle British  

/ ˈtærəˌdɪdəl /

noun

1. another spelling of tarradiddle

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Etymology

Origin of taradiddle

First recorded in 1790–1800; origin uncertain; diddle ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Of course, perhaps there really are “both sides” to this question: truth and taradiddle.

From Washington Post

He was court-martialed once for being drunk on duty and another time for a taradiddle with his pay stubs.

From The Wall Street Journal

If I have been telling nasty horrid wicked little taradiddles, Upward won’t give me away, for I shall tip him the masonic wink not to.

From Project Gutenberg

Now the fiddlers tune their fiddles To the lovely taradiddles Of old Wagner, Mozart, Bizet, and the rest.

From Project Gutenberg

Eugene choked with a sense of repugnance to her airy taradiddles.

From Project Gutenberg