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Taradiddle (noun)
taradiddle or tar·ra·did·dle [ tar-uh-did-l ]


noun, Informal.
1. a small lie; fib.
2. pretentious nonsense.

Origin: First recorded in 1790–1800; origin uncertain; diddle ( def )

Example Sentences
Well; never mind, I accept the responsibility, and will create even another taradiddle.
From Project Gutenberg

This taradiddle I invented to account for the look of my hands.
From Project Gutenberg

We would like to do so, of course; but our sense of truth revolts against the enunciation of such a taradiddle.
From Project Gutenberg

Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.

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