Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Variant of tarradiddle.
Wiktionary
- n. Alternative form of tarradiddle.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a trivial lie
- n. pretentious or silly talk or writing
Examples
“~~~~~~~~~~~French Vocabulary~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ taradiddle = silly story (also fib); le onzième”
“Note: the following taradiddle (now there's a fun new word — for me anyway ...) was written two or so years ago.”
“Note: the following taradiddle now there's a fun new word—for me anyway... was written two or so years ago.”
“Marcus, your writing epitomizes the term taradiddle.”
“Somehow the words ‘mellifluous taradiddle’ spring to mind…”
“And one honest to goodness Directive, the only part of all this taradiddle that is actually going to have to go through Parliament though, probably, only as secondary legislation:”
“The time came when she not only TOLD her taradiddle about having”
“Thanks to all this taradiddle of yours, that may no longer be the case.”
“I hesitated; then resolved on a taradiddle, -- in Marjorie's interest.”
“I perceive you are of opinion that I have been told a taradiddle.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘taradiddle’.
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Nincompoopery
Words that clatter and tumble
nincompoop, pettyfoggery, gaberlunzie, cattywampus, weisenheimer, katzenjammer, hecklephone, loblolly, carriwitchet, flibbertyjibbet, hornswoggle, thimblerigger and 161 more...
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rainbowthespian's list
Words that make me giggle
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The Quintessential Quibble...and Othe...
those simple yet totally awesome words we love :)
spackle, barnacle, phagocytosis, goose, eschew, taradiddle, fie
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Just 'cause I like 'em, T
torquate, thalassocracy, toothsome, travois, tempestuous, tone, tincture, tripwire, tether, trill, tenacious, travesty and 355 more...
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5-0
Hecko, words! I’m so happy I’ve found you. I want to keep you all and never want to lose you again. I hope you like it here.
amscray, thistledown, tine, tinsel, pungent, snarl, wail, lanky, viscid, dawdle, luminous, stow and 2719 more...
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I Like the Sound of That
Cool words
apoplexy, theriomorphic, therianthropic, folksonomy, hoochie coochie, noxzema, steeplechase, dumbwaiter, faute de mieux, cathode, okeydokey, protocarnivorous and 90 more...
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Kaichi's Wordie Darlings, or I'm a Lo...
persnickety, discombobulated, braggadoccio, anthropomorphous, antelucan, confluxible, anomalous, poseur, gallivant, poppycock, falderal, gewgaw and 705 more...
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logicalbiscotti's omniglottery
i heart words.
lolligag, defenestrate, dammsuga, kakumei, in cahoots, spleen, hubris, epoch, anaphylaxis, lummox, tincture, schadenfreude and 156 more...
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W.C.Fields Lexicon
antithesis, assegai, cognomen, diaphanous, drat!, effulgent, euphonious, fetlock, jabbernowl, metatarsal, moon calf, mother-of-pearl and 10 more...
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Humbug and bafflegab
oil, rot, gas, gup, pop, jive, bull, jazz, guff, pish, tosh, flam and 83 more...
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entendres r us
innocent words that sound really naughty
perfervid, titillate, formicate, poppycock, flapdoodle, cockeyed, vulgate, cuirass, nincompoop, coxcomb, jackass, conurbation and 10 more...
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maryforrest's Words
apophenia, panoply, hobbledehoy, gimcrack, gewgaw, susurrus, zeitgeist, philomath, aver, rara avis, arcanum, apostasy and 25 more...
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Poppycock
Nonsense.
folderol, taradiddle, tommyrot, drivel, rubbish, balderdash, baloney, gibberish, bosh, flummery, gobbledegook, rot and 8 more...
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old-timey goodness
fusty, hoary, old-fashioned, archaic
antediluvian, merkin, soused, welkin, relict, forthwith, carouse, mollycoddle, trefoil, revenant, saltire, nonesuch and 60 more...
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Random Words I Like
deliquescent, doppelganger, caricature, simulacrum, anhedonia, sesquipedalian, autotroph, tmesis, comminution, foofaraw, tabellion, truthiness and 52 more...
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Owned!
Tweets
Looking for tweets for taradiddle.

danama For shame, oroboros! You’ll have us all turning scarlett. May 18, 2013
oroboros Hanky panky at the old ancestral home? May 18, 2013
reesetee Not to be confused with paradiddle. :-) Sep 10, 2007
arby NOUN: 1. A petty falsehood; a fib. 2. Silly pretentious speech or writing; twaddle. Sep 10, 2007