English

Alternative forms

• taradiddle

Noun

tarradiddle ‎(plural tarradiddles)

1. A trivial lie, a fib.
2. Silly talk or writing; humbug.
   • 1866, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment

     Of course, that's all taradiddle; he lies like a horse, for I know this Dushkin, he is a pawnbroker and a receiver of stolen goods...