tarradiddle

noun2

1. •
   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." — 1923
2. •
   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 […] — 1866