tarradiddle

English Thesaurus

1. pretentious or silly talk or writing (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality,
definition	:	a message that seems to convey no meaning (noun.communication)

domain usage	:	argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular,
definition	:	a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) (noun.communication)

2. a trivial lie (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	lie, prevarication,
definition	:	a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale, song and dance,
definition	:	an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse (noun.communication)

3. pretentious or silly talk or writing (noun.communication)

derivation	:	blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle,
definition	:	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly (verb.communication)

4. a trivial lie (noun.communication)

derivation	:	fib,
definition	:	tell a relatively insignificant lie (verb.communication)

5. pretentious or silly talk or writing (noun.communication)

derivation	:	blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle,
definition	:	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly (verb.communication)

6. a trivial lie (noun.communication)

derivation	:	fib,
definition	:	tell a relatively insignificant lie (verb.communication)