tarradiddle

Noun
  1. A trivial lie (synset 106769768)
    "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
    is a type of: lie, prevarication - a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
    subtypes: cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale, song and dance - an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
    same as: fib, story, tale, taradiddle
  2. Pretentious or silly talk or writing (synset 106623500)
    domain usage: argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
    is a type of: bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality - a message that seems to convey no meaning
    same as: baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle

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