Synonyms for taradiddle

Most common

tommy-rot · bologna · drool · bosh · tale · fib

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A trivial lie, a fib.

2. n. 2

   Silly talk or writing; humbug.

Related words

Other spellings

tarradiddle

Forms

Plural

taradiddles → bolognas, drools, boshes, toshes…

Example sentences

• bologna "Can I ask you where you're from?" "From Bologna."
• drool Half the girls in this town drool over him.
• bosh He said only one word: "Bosh!"
• tale Sami has been living a fairy-tale life with Layla.
• fib To call that fabrication a fib would be a criminal understatement.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

fib¹

4 letters

tale¹, bosh¹, tosh¹

5 letters

story², drool¹

6 letters

humbug²

7 letters

bologna³, baloney³, twaddle²

10 letters

bilgewater

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (story² = 2 syllables).