1. a trivial lie or piece of nonsense
Usage: informal; chiefly British

Examples

• Don’t believe his story about meeting the queen – it’s just a tarradiddle.
• She dismissed his excuse as complete tarradiddle.
• The politician’s speech was full of tarradiddles and empty promises.
• Stop telling tarradiddles and give me the real facts.
• His grandmother’s tales were delightful tarradiddles that entertained the children.
• The newspaper article was criticized as nothing but tarradiddle.