tarradiddle

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A trivial lie, a fib. countable,uncountable
    — "I dare say my nephew told you a good many tarradiddles in his time. Oh, yes, a good many, eh? He was always a liar. What, now, did he say of me? Tell me, now."
  2. Silly talk or writing; humbug. countable,uncountable
    — Of course, that's all taradiddle; he lies like a horse, for I know this Dushkin, he is a pawnbroker and a receiver of stolen goods […]

词形变化

tarradiddles plural taradiddle alternative

词源

Perhaps derived from diddle (“to cheat”).
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