tarradiddle

[ tar-uh-did-l ]

/ ˌtær əˈdɪd l /

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noun

a variant of taradiddle.

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Words nearby tarradiddle

tarpon, Tarpon Springs, Tarquin, Tarquinii, Tarquinius, tarradiddle, tarragon, Tarragona, Tarrasa, tarred with the same brush, tarriance

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How to use tarradiddle in a sentence

A tarradiddle is what you say when you are, so to speak, took by surprise.
Girls of the Forest|L. T. Meade
With a red-hot tarradiddle on your little white conscience all the time.
Regiment of Women|Clemence Dane
She is ironing—Tarradiddle is smoking, and, like all smokers, philosophising.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, October 2, 1841|Various
However, she won more by her impish tarradiddle than she had looked for.
Shadows of Flames|Amelie Rives

British Dictionary definitions for tarradiddle

tarradiddle

/ (ˈtærəˌdɪdəl) /

noun

a trifling lie

nonsense; twaddle

Word Origin for tarradiddle

of unknown origin

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