Tarradiddle: a small lie, a fib, or silly talk

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe word is tarradiddle. Tair. Uh. Did. Ul. It's a noun, and it means a small lie, a fib, or silly talk.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn a sentence: The anchor's claim that he enjoys the Pixar trailer was a tarradiddle.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOh, I love that. Somebody once told me my whole resume was a tarradiddle, and honestly, they had a point. Let's keep the facts straight from here.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA tarradiddle is a fib, Vera. You just said your bio is one.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI said it's a bit of a stretch, not a lie. Those are two very different kinds of fib, and I'm sticking to the difference.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe origin is probably diddle, to cheat. So that's the first accurate thing you've said.