Definitions of tarradiddle
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a trivial lie
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synonyms:
fib, story, tale, taradiddle
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types:
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cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale, song and dance
an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
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type of:
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lie, prevarication
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
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cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale, song and dance
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pretentious or silly talk or writing
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synonyms:
baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle
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type of:
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bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality
a message that seems to convey no meaning
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bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality
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