tarradiddle

[ tar-uh-did-l ]

noun

1. a variant of taradiddle.

tarradiddle

/ ˈtærəˌdɪdəl /

noun

1. a trifling lie
2. nonsense; twaddle

Word History and Origins

Origin of tarradiddle¹

of unknown origin

Example Sentences

And having uttered this shocking tarradiddle, she ushered him into the drawing-room.

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"Because, when one is not in the habit of it, one takes time to form a good tarradiddle," replies he, in a soft whisper.

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However, she won more by her impish tarradiddle than she had looked for.

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“O, well, never mind—go on with your tarradiddle.”

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I don't mean externals—parents, social sets or legal tarradiddles.

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