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tarradiddle
tar·ra·did·dle also tar·a·did·dle T0045600 (tăr′ə-dĭd′l)n.1. A petty falsehood; a fib.2. Silly pretentious speech or writing; twaddle. [Origin unknown.]tarradiddle (ˈtærəˌdɪdəl) n1. a trifling lie2. nonsense; twaddle[of unknown origin]Tarradiddle of ducks: team of ducks.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | tarradiddle - a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"fib, taradiddle, tale, storylie, prevarication - a statement that deviates from or perverts the truthcock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale, song and dance - an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse | | 2. | tarradiddle - pretentious or silly talk or writingbaloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle, taradiddlehokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaningjargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" |
tarradiddle
Synonyms for tarradiddlenoun a trivial lieSynonymsRelated Words- lie
- prevarication
- cock-and-bull story
- fairy story
- fairy tale
- fairytale
- song and dance
noun pretentious or silly talk or writingSynonyms- baloney
- bilgewater
- boloney
- bosh
- drool
- humbug
- tommyrot
- tosh
- twaddle
- taradiddle
Related Words- hokum
- meaninglessness
- nonsense
- nonsensicality
- bunk
- jargon
- lingo
- patois
- argot
- vernacular
- slang
- cant
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