tarradiddle

A noun referring to a trivial lie or fib, or alternatively to pretentious, silly, or nonsensical talk or writing.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una mentira leve o invención, así como un discurso o escrito pretencioso, tonto o sin sentido.

1. A trivial lie C2 informal british

   A small, unimportant falsehood; a fib.

   • He told a tarradiddle about why he was late.
   • She was caught in a harmless tarradiddle.
   • Children sometimes tell tarradiddles to avoid trouble.

   🇪🇸mentirijilla

   Sinónimos: fabricationfalsehoodfibprevaricationstorytaleuntruthwhite lie

   Antónimos: facttruthverity

2. Pretentious or silly talk C2 informal british

   Nonsensical, pompous, or foolish speech or writing.

   • The article was full of tarradiddle and empty promises.
   • His speech was dismissed as mere tarradiddle.
   • Don't listen to his tarradiddle; he doesn't know what he's talking about.

   🇪🇸Pamplina, disparate

   Sinónimos: balderdashblatherbunkumclaptrapdrivelfolderolgibberishhumbugmalarkeynonsensepoppycocktwaddle

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