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TARADIDDLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pretentious or silly talk or writing
Synonyms:
baloney; bilgewater; boloney; bosh; drool; humbug; taradiddle; tarradiddle; tommyrot; tosh; twaddle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("taradiddle" is a kind of...):
bunk; hokum; meaninglessness; nonsense; nonsensicality (a message that seems to convey no meaning)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A trivial lie
Example:
how can I stop my child from telling stories?
Synonyms:
fib; story; tale; taradiddle; tarradiddle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("taradiddle" is a kind of...):
lie; prevarication (a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "taradiddle"):
cock-and-bull story; fairy story; fairy tale; fairytale; song and dance (an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse)
