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Tarradiddle

//ˈtæ.ɹə.dɪ.dəl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A trivial lie, a fib. countable, uncountable

    ""I dare say my nephew told you a good many tarradiddles in his time. Oh, yes, a good many, eh? He was always a liar. What, now, did he say of me? Tell me, now.""

  2. 2
    pretentious or silly talk or writing wordnet
  3. 3
    Silly talk or writing; humbug. countable, uncountable

    "Of course, that's all taradiddle; he lies like a horse, for I know this Dushkin, he is a pawnbroker and a receiver of stolen goods […]"

  4. 4
    a trivial lie wordnet

Etymology

Perhaps derived from diddle (“to cheat”).

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