Mistletoe & Juniper: Word of the Day ~ Taradiddle

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

PRONUNCIATION:

(tar-uh-DID-l)

MEANING:

noun: 1. A petty lie. 2. Pretentious nonsense.

ETYMOLOGY:

Origin unknown. Earliest documented use: 1796.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult to each other? -George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), novelist (1819-1880)

KenNovember 30, 2011 at 11:21 AM
The Captain I flew with today just happened to be full of taradiddle! He was not afraid to prove it either...what a chowderhead!!
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Julia Mist DJuneNovember 30, 2011 at 11:50 AM
Now there's a GREAT word ~ Chowderhead! Love it & you!
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