Taradiddle (noun)
ta-ra-did-l
A small lie; fib. / Pretentious untruths.
First recorded in 1790–1800; origin uncertain.
Example sentences
“He was nothing but taradiddles and tall tales with no evidence to back up his claims he was successful.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
