taradiddle

tar·a·did·dle

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tar-uh-did-l]
- /ˌtær əˈdɪd l/
- /ˈtæ.rə.dɪd.l̩/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tar-uh-did-l]
- /ˌtær əˈdɪd l/

Definitions of taradiddle word

noun taradiddle a small lie; fib. 1
noun taradiddle pretentious nonsense. 1
noun taradiddle a petty lie; fib 0

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Origin of taradiddle

First appearance:

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1790-1800; origin uncertain

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Parts of speech for Taradiddle

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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taradiddle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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