Word to the Wise: Tarradiddle
by ETR (04/18/2008)
A "tarradiddle" (tare-uh-DID-ul) - a word of unknown origin - is a petty lie.
Example (as used in the Western Mail): "Mr B did not tell a whopper. This was no fib, plumper, porker, or tarradiddle. There was definitely no deceit, mendacity, or fabrication."