Tarradiddle (Noun)
Meaning 1
Pretentious or silly talk or writing.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
A trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- She claimed to have met the president, but it was just a tarradiddle to impress her friends.
- He got into trouble for telling a tarradiddle about breaking his toy on purpose.
- The child's tale of having a pet dragon was an obvious tarradiddle, but her parents played along.
- Stop spreading that tarradiddle about the new restaurant being closed, I went there last night and it was bustling.
- It's hard to know what's true and what's a tarradiddle when he's talking about his latest adventure.