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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. MeadeWith a red-hot tarradiddle on your little white conscience all the time.
Regiment of Women|Clemence DaneShe is ironing—Tarradiddle is smoking, and, like all smokers, philosophising.
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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