tarradiddle
[ tar-uh-did-l ]
/ ˌtær əˈdɪd l /
noun
Words nearby tarradiddle
tarpon,
tarpon springs,
tarquin,
tarquinii,
tarquinius,
tarradiddle,
tarragon,
tarragona,
tarrasa,
tarred with the same brush,
tarriance
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
Example sentences 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.
British Dictionary definitions for tarradiddle (1 of 2)
tarradiddle
/ (ˈtærəˌdɪdəl) /
noun
a trifling lie
nonsense; twaddle
Word Origin for tarradiddle
of unknown origin