Meanings
nountaradiddle (plural taradiddles)
plural taradiddles
- alternativeAlternative form of tarradiddle.
‘We haven’t got time to listen to more taradiddles, I’m afraid, Dumbledore. I want this dealt with quickly –’
2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, London: Bloomsbury, page 161)1 more example
Of course, that's all taradiddle; he lies like a horse, for I know this Dushkin, he is a pawnbroker and a receiver of stolen goods […]
1866, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
Synonyms & antonyms
nounpretentious or silly talk or writing
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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taradiddle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taradiddle
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“taradiddle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taradiddle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taradiddle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taradiddle.
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