tarradiddle
tarradiddle · tarradiddles
A trivial lie, a fibA trivial lie, a fib.
/ˈtæ.ɹə.dɪ.dəl/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A trivial lie, a fib.
a trivial lie
(countable, uncountable)Silly talk or writing; humbug.
pretentious or silly talk or writing
Origin
Perhaps derived from diddle (“to cheat”).Perhaps derived from diddle (“to cheat”).
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Forms
plural: tarradiddlesSynonyms
13 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.