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单词 taradiddle
释义

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

Words nearby taradiddle

tar, Tara, Taraba, Tarabulus el Gharb, Tarabulus esh Sham, taradiddle, Tarahumara, Tarai, taraire, tarakihi, taramasalata
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Example sentences from the Web for taradiddle

  • This taradiddle I invented to account for the look of my hands.

    Stories of Exile|Various
  • We would like to do so, of course; but our sense of truth revolts against the enunciation of such a taradiddle.

    Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 1, Saturday, April 2, 1870|Various

British Dictionary definitions for taradiddle

taradiddle
/ (ˈtærəˌdɪdəl) /

noun

another spelling of tarradiddle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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