tarradiddle
[ tar-uh-did-l ]
/ ˌtær əˈdɪd l /
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noun
Nearby words
- tarpon,
- tarpon springs,
- tarquin,
- tarquinii,
- tarquinius,
- tarragon,
- tarragona,
- tarras,
- tarrasa,
- tarred
taradiddle
or tar·ra·did·dle
[ tar-uh-did-l ]
/ ˌtær əˈdɪd l /
noun Informal.
a small lie; fib.
pretentious nonsense.
Origin of taradiddle
First recorded in 1790–1800; origin uncertain
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Examples from the Web for tarradiddle
A tarradiddle is what you say when you are, so to speak, took by surprise.
Girls of the Forest|L. T. MeadeShe is ironing—Tarradiddle is smoking, and, like all smokers, philosophising.
tarradiddle
/ (ˈtærəˌdɪdəl) /
noun
a trifling lie
nonsense; twaddle
Word Origin for tarradiddle
of unknown origin
taradiddle
/ (ˈtærəˌdɪdəl) /
noun
another spelling of tarradiddle
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