noun
also tar·ra·did·dle ˌtarəˈdid ə l
( -s )
Etymology: origin unknown
1. : a minor falsehood : fib
not only told her taradiddle about having hunted … she even came near believing it — George Orwell
all the idle rumors and taradiddles heard in the … country — R.G.Howarth
2. : pretentious nonsense : insincere or false matter
some stale and fantastic taradiddle on the theme of espionage, which is worked to death — Foreign Affairs
declares a ringing hail and farewell to the hero with all the domestic and military taradiddle — Time
accustomed to so much taradiddle and so-called aesthetic interpretation in the field of music … that we are likely to shy away — William Howell