taradiddle
/ˌtɛrəˈdɪdəl/
noun
- A small lie or fib; a piece of nonsense or pretentious talk.
- The politician's speech was full of taradiddle, promising things he could never deliver.
- Don't give me that taradiddle about the dog eating your homework.
- She told a taradiddle about being late because of traffic, but everyone knew she overslept.
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