taradiddle
[noun]
Synonyms: lie, bouncer, canard, cock-and-bull story, falsehood, falsity, fib, misrepresentation, prevarication, story

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

taradiddle noun & verb. ['tarǝdɪd(ǝ)l] colloq. Also tarradiddle. L18.
[Origin unkn. 2nd elem. perh. rel. to DIDDLE verb².]
A. noun.
1. A petty lie; a fib. L18.

2. Pretentious or empty talk; senseless activity; nonsense. L20.
■ M. Gallant The letter was legal taradiddle and carried about as much weight.
b. verb. Now rare.
1. verb intrans. Tell fibs. E19.

2. verb trans. Impose on, or bring into some condition, by telling fibs. E19.
Examiner His enemies..squibbed, and paragraphed, and taradiddled him to death.

■ taradiddler noun a petty liar L19.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲