tarradiddle

• Nom désignant un petit mensonge ou une invention, ainsi qu'un discours ou un écrit prétentieux, stupide ou vide de sens.

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

1. A trivial lieC2informalbritish

   A small, unimportant falsehood; a fib.

   Mensonge véniel (petit mensonge sans importance)

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

   Synonymesfabricationfalsehoodfibprevaricationstorytaleuntruthwhite lie

   Antonymesfacttruthverity

2. Pretentious or silly talkC2informalbritish

   Nonsensical, pompous, or foolish speech or writing.

   Bavardage prétentieux ou insensé

   • 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.

   Synonymesbalderdashblatherbunkumclaptrapdrivelfolderolgibberishhumbugmalarkeynonsensepoppycocktwaddle