tarradiddle

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A trivial lie, a fib.

   “"I dare say my nephew told you a good many tarradiddles in his time. Oh, yes, a good many, eh? He was always a liar. What, now, did he say of me? Tell me, now."”

2. (countable, uncountable)Silly talk or writing; humbug.

   “Of course, that's all taradiddle; he lies like a horse, for I know this Dushkin, he is a pawnbroker and a receiver of stolen goods […]”

   “‘We haven’t got time to listen to more taradiddles, I’m afraid, Dumbledore. I want this dealt with quickly –’”