Tarradiddle (n)
ta-ra-did-uhl
Petty lie, fib.
Or pretentious nonsense.
Example sentences
“Oh what a tarradiddle; climbing Mount Everest, ha! You can’t climb the stairs!”
“Some of these self help books are full of such tarradiddle.”
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