Sunday, January 21, 2007
Taradiddle
A taradiddle is a fib or a lie. My children were reluctant to think up meanings for taradiddle as it sounded "rude". Not so the word imps. There were plenty of bloggers willing to stretch their brain matter on this one - with a large percentage mentioning Ireland. Winner on the poll was Realityjunkie. A first win too, so great work.
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Taradiddle is an old Irish word which means to cheat at playing tiddlywinks.
Taradiddle is a dance that is only performed in Tara Ireland. This is a magic place where the Irish communicate with the Little People with dance and music.
Taradiddle describes the small tear that inevitably occurs in undewire brassieres causing the wire to poke the wearer in a bothersome manner.
"What's the matter Mary? I'm just really bothered by my taradiddle."
Taradiddle originated from Tara Diddle. She was a world-famous photojournalist. She liked to experiment with the "double" pictures (two different pictures on one film). When other photographers fiddle around with their cameras, they are doing a taradiddle.
Taradiddle is when you go for a walk with a toddler. Taradiddles take a long time as you have to stop to examine every worm, stone and flower, however time can be made up when you run to chase birds, dogs, cats and squirrels.
"How can it possibly have taken you so long to go to the corner shop to buy milk"
"Sorry, I took Emily with me so it was a bit of a taradiddle"
A Taradiddle is a musical instrument from the fiddle family. It is an oversized version of a violin and instead of strings it has several holes in it covered by skins that should be beaten like a drum. The depth of the holes varies, thus giving different tones when hit.
In New Zealand there is a town called Taradale, so a Taradiddle is somebody who comes from Taradale.
A taradiddle is church gossip that is overheard in the sacristy.
"When Brian walked by the sacristy door, he overheard some juicy taradiddle when the vicar told Deacon Shanley that Mrs. Joseph died from choking on a Little Debbie chocolate snack cake and not from a massive heart attack."
taradiddle is a feminie beverage drank in ireland at pubs when the tired lady came in the the pub she ordewred a taradiddle to refresh her before she went on her way
A taradiddle is the plume of water that you can eject from some swimming pool toys.
Maybe something the Irish do when they have drunk too much poteen and then someone' s taken up his fiddle and they've all got together on the blarney stone, kissed it and had a rum tarradiddle ???
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