Meaning & use
Taradiddle
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A petty, trivial lie, or pretentious nonsense.
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He dismissed the excuse as pure taradiddle.
The politician's speech was full of taradiddle and empty promises.
A note on using this word
A playful, old-fashioned British word of uncertain origin, sometimes spelled 'tarradiddle.'
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