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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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That’s where Israel’s future lies.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Like many people, she was taken in by his lies.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Checkmate has done lots of covert ops spy nonsense in comics throughout the years, and notable works with Batman on occasion.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
11 Oct. 2025
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The new Tron sequel steps outside of cyberspace but won’t leave the sci-fi nonsense behind.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ – Test yourself on hometown harvests, top tales and remarkable marathon runs.—
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FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Hollywood streamers and studios seemingly can't resist such tales, which explains the boom of true crime documentaries and dramatizations over the past decade.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Hip-hop, jazz, and gospel didn’t merely rub elbows in his songs.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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The chords and arrangement carried a mixture of church/jazz/funk.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
15 Oct. 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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This is a developing story and will be updated.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Quietly, 2023 lottery pick Taylor Hendricks is also here somewhere after a blah rookie year and a second season lost to injury.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Cabins have very low humidity, causing our skin to lose moisture, look dry, and blah.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
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To all the blatherskites who call it a place where shows die: Ha,ha!—
Megan Stein,
Country Living,
29 Feb. 2020
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“Taradiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taradiddle. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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