Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. • Pretentious nonsense

     • : pretentious nonsense
     www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taradiddle

     Taradiddle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

2. People also ask

   What does Tarradiddle mean?

   • Define tarradiddle. tarradiddle synonyms, tarradiddle pronunciation, tarradiddle translation, English dictionary definition of tarradiddle. also tar·a·did·dle n. 1. A petty falsehood; a fib. 2. Silly pretentious speech or writing; twaddle.

   Tarradiddle - definition of tarradiddle by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com/tarradiddle

   See all results for this question

   Where did the word taradiddle come from?

   • You may even hear some tommyrot about this particular sense of diddle coming from the Old English verb didrian, which meant "to deceive," but that couldn't be true unless didrian was somehow suddenly revived after eight or nine centuries of disuse. No one even knows when taradiddle was first used.

   Taradiddle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taradiddle

   See all results for this question

   What is Taradiddles?

   • Taradiddles is a family-owned and managed establishment located in Apache Junction’s Downtown Redevelopment Area. It is housed in a 5,000 sq ft facility and offers a breathtaking view of Superstition Mountain from the large outdoor patio.

   About | Taradiddles in Apache Junction, AZ

   www.taradiddles.net/about/

   See all results for this question

   When was taradiddle first used?

   • The earliest known use of the verb taradiddle is in the 1820s. OED's earliest evidence for taradiddle is from 1828, in the Examiner. It is also recorded as a noun from the late 1700s. taradiddle is formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: taradiddle n.

   taradiddle | tarradiddle, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford

   www.oed.com/dictionary/taradiddle_v

   See all results for this question

3. www.oed.com › dictionary › taradiddle_ntaradiddle | tarradiddle noun - Oxford English Dictionary

   www.oed.com › dictionary › taradiddle_n

   • Cached

   What does the noun taradiddle mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun taradiddle . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

   • tarradiddle verb

     What does the verb taradiddle mean? There are two meanings...

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › taradiddleTARADIDDLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › english › taradiddle

   • Cached

   taradiddle in American English. (ˌtærəˈdɪdl) noun informal. 1. a small lie; fib. 2. pretentious nonsense. Also: tarradiddle. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

5. www.oed.com › dictionary › taradiddle_vtaradiddle | tarradiddle verb - Oxford English Dictionary

   www.oed.com › dictionary › taradiddle_v

   • Cached

   What does the verb taradiddle mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb taradiddle . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › taradiddleTaradiddle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › taradiddle

   • Cached

   noun. tar· a· did· dle ˌter-ə-ˈdi-dᵊl. ˌta-rə-ˈdi-dᵊl, ˈter-ə-ˌdi-dᵊl, ˈta-rə-ˌdi-dᵊl. variants or tarradiddle. Synonyms of taradiddle. 1. : fib. 2. : pretentious nonsense. Did you know? The true origin of taradiddle is unknown, but that doesn't mean you won't encounter a lot of balderdash about its history.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › taradiddleTaradiddle - definition of taradiddle by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com › taradiddle

   • Cached

   Define taradiddle. taradiddle synonyms, taradiddle pronunciation, taradiddle translation, English dictionary definition of taradiddle. n. Variant of tarradiddle.

8. www.wordreference.com › definition › taradiddletaradiddle - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

   www.wordreference.com › definition › taradiddle

   • Cached

   [ Informal.] Informal Terms a small lie; fib. Informal Terms pretentious nonsense. Also, tarradiddle. origin, originally uncertain 1790–1800. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: taradiddle /ˈtærəˌdɪdəl/ n. another spelling of tarradiddle.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › tarradiddleTarradiddle - definition of tarradiddle by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com › tarradiddle

   • Cached

   tar·ra·did·dle. also tar·a·did·dle(tăr′ə-dĭd′l) n. 1. A petty falsehood; a fib. 2. Silly pretentious speech or writing; twaddle. [Origin unknown.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.