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tarradiddle

 
Dictionary: tar·ra·did·dle  tar·a·did·dle (tăr'ə-dĭd'l) pronunciation
 
also n.
  1. A petty falsehood; a fib.
  2. Silly pretentious speech or writing; twaddle.

[Origin unknown.]


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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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