- A petty falsehood; a fib.
- Silly pretentious speech or writing; twaddle.
[Origin unknown.]
Dictionary:
tar·ra·did·dle tar·a·did·dle (tăr'ə-dĭd'l) ![]() |
[Origin unknown.]
| WordNet: taradiddle |
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a trivial lie
Synonyms: fib, story, tale, tarradiddle
Meaning #2:
pretentious or silly talk or writing
Synonyms: baloney, boloney, bilgewater, bosh, drool, humbug, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle
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