tarradiddle

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tarradiddle

/ˈtæ.ɹə.dɪ.dəl/

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Perhaps derived from diddle (“to cheat”).

noun tarradiddles · taradiddle

countable, uncountable A 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."
countable, uncountable Silly talk or writing; humbug.

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@misc{tarradiddle_2026,
  title = {tarradiddle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tarradiddle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}