tarradiddle

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/ˈtæ.ɹə.dɪ.dəl/

noun

A trivial lie, a fib.

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Meanings

nountarradiddle (countable and uncountable, plural tarradiddles)

plural tarradiddles · alternative taradiddle

  1. countableuncountableA trivial lie, a fib.

    "I dare say my nephew told you a good many tarradiddles in his time. Oh, yes, a good many, eh? He was always a liar. What, now, did he say of me? Tell me, now."

    1923, Walter de la Mare, Seaton's Aunt
  2. countableuncountableSilly talk or writing; humbug.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna trivial lie

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fibstorytaletaradiddle
Broader
lieprevarication

nounpretentious or silly talk or writing

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baloneyboloneybilgewaterboshdroolhumbugtaradiddletommyrottoshtwaddle
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nonsensebunknonsensicality
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baloneybilgewaterboshdroolfibhumbugstorytaletommyrottoshtwaddle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Perhaps derived from diddle (“to cheat”).

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APA

tarradiddle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarradiddle

MLA

“tarradiddle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarradiddle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tarradiddle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarradiddle.

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