| NOUN | communication | taradiddle, fib, story, tale, tarradiddle | a trivial lie |
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| communication | taradiddle, baloney, boloney, bilgewater, bosh, drool, humbug, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle | pretentious or silly talk or writing |
| Meaning | A trivial lie. | |
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| Synonyms | fib, story, tale, tarradiddle | |
| Narrower | fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story, cock-and-bull story, song and dance | An interesting but highly implausible / implausible story |
| Broader | lie, prevarication | A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth |
| Spanish | bola, cuento, embuste, historia, mentira, patraña | |
| Catalan | bola, conte, història, mentida, trola | |
| Meaning | pretentious or silly talk or writing. | |
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| Synonyms | baloney, boloney, bilgewater, bosh, drool, humbug, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle | |
| Broader | nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum | A message that seems to convey no meaning / meaning |
| Usage of | slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
| Spanish | bobadas, boloney, chorradas, disparates, tonterías | |
| Catalan | bajanades, bestiesa, boloney, disbarat, poca-soltada, ximpleria | |
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