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or tarradiddle
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as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
his tales of adventure are peppered with tongue-in-cheek taradiddles and obvious fabrications
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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
regards literary deconstruction as so much tenure-track taradiddle
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Recent Examples of taradiddle
Some are esoteric but still used—like taradiddle, which the list notes was recently used by J.K. Rowling but saw more play in the work of Gilbert and Sullivan, Honoré de Balzac and G.K. Chesterton.
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Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 28 Feb. 2017
Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 28 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taradiddle
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Whenever the president floated some bizarre policy idea, issued a new threat, or told a brazen lie about the state of the economy, Hassett would be one of the first people on cable news justifying it.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Our entire relationship was built on a lie.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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That rule is nonsense — especially with two applicants who pretty clearly spend most of their time in Tallahassee, and two who work in Lakeland.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2026
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But the residency rule is nonsense.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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Yet this was the tale of two halves.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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This is, in part, a cautionary tale.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
13 Jan. 2026
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Installed on the former garbage dump bounded by Sunset, Lewis, Western and Glen Flora avenues, there are now 20,000 solar panels.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Rescuers retrieved eight people alive and were searching for the missing still trapped after a huge mound of garbage and debris collapsed on them in the village of Binaliw in Cebu city, police said.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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This two-story home provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and three baths.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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The next slide showed a mouthwatering array of meats, cheeses, crudite and nuts set for snacking on, along with bottles of Haack's champagne line, Clé Cachée, chilling behind an array of glasses.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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For instance, nuts, seeds, nut butters, and chocolate are more prone to oxidation, which can lead to rancid flavors or a gritty texture.—
Bridget Shirvell,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026
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Piles of human scraps offer a bottomless buffet to wildlife, and to access that bounty, animals need to be bold enough to rummage through human rubbish but not so bold as to become a threat to people.—
Marina Wang,
Scientific American,
14 Nov. 2025
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Helga once wrestled down a drunk fisherman in the Café, a man of above-average size, and then threw him out like a piece of rubbish; Jens thus transfers most of his weight automatically to her; who is this kid, by the way?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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In other words, our complexion is looking pallid, our skin is dry, and our overall appearance is just a little blah at the moment.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
2 Jan. 2026
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Instead of layers upon layers of neutral greige tones that simply feel blah, embrace contrast, rich tones, surfaces with a patina, and items that tell a story.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Taradiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taradiddle. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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