tarradiddle

[ tar-uh-did-l ]

/ ˌtær əˈdɪd l /

noun

taradiddle.

Nearby words

tarpon, tarpon springs, tarquin, tarquinii, tarquinius, tarradiddle, tarragon, tarragona, tarras, tarrasa, tarred

Definition for tarradiddle (2 of 2)

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. Meade
She is ironing—Tarradiddle is smoking, and, like all smokers, philosophising.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, October 2, 1841|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tarradiddle (1 of 2)

tarradiddle

/ (ˈtærəˌdɪdəl) /

noun

a trifling lie

nonsense; twaddle

Word Origin for tarradiddle

of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for tarradiddle (2 of 2)

taradiddle

/ (ˈtærəˌdɪdəl) /

noun

another spelling of tarradiddle

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