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tarradiddle

[tar-uh-did-l]

noun

  1. a variant of taradiddle.



tarradiddle

/ ˈtærəˌdɪdəl /

noun

  1. a trifling lie

  2. nonsense; twaddle

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tarradiddle1

of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

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And having uttered this shocking tarradiddle, she ushered him into the drawing-room.

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"Because, when one is not in the habit of it, one takes time to form a good tarradiddle," replies he, in a soft whisper.

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

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“O, well, never mind—go on with your tarradiddle.”

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I don't mean externals—parents, social sets or legal tarradiddles.

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