noun
Meaning 1
A trivial lie, a fib.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tarradiddle
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/ˈtæ.ɹə.dɪ.dəl/
noun
Meaning 2
Silly talk or writing; humbug.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
pretentious or silly talk or writing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: baloney, boloney, bilgewater, bosh, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum
noun
Meaning 4
a trivial lie
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he told a fib about eating his spinach
- how can I stop my child from telling stories?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fib, story, tale, taradiddle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lie, prevarication
Narrower terms: fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story, cock-and-bull story, song and dance
History
Etymology
Perhaps derived from diddle (“to cheat”).