tarradiddle
- noun
- /ˌtɛrəˈdɪdəl/
- Archaic
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- Despite his reputation for honesty, even he couldn't resist telling the occasional tarradiddle.
Examples
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Don't believe his tarradiddle about winning the lottery!
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When caught, she spun a tarradiddle to cover up her mistake.
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He dismissed the accusation as a mere tarradiddle not worth discussing.
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She told a tarradiddle to make us laugh.
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He dismissed the accusation as a mere tarradiddle not worth discussing.
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Despite his reputation for honesty, even he couldn't resist telling the occasional tarradiddle.
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She told a tarradiddle to make us laugh.
Synonyms
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7.5
A lie told to avoid trouble
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5.1
A false story someone tells, often small and harmless
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3.7
A small lie told to avoid hurting someone
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4.4
Telling a small lie about something unimportant
A small harmless lie told to amuse or avoid trouble
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Etymology
The word tarradiddle likely mixes a playful sound tarra- with diddle, which means 'to trick' or 'cheat'. So a tarradiddle is a small, harmless lie or a tiny trick with words, and that is why the word means a petty or trivial falsehood.