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Webster 1913 Edition

Folderol

Fol′de-rolˊ

,

Noun.

Nonsense; foolish talk.

[Also spelled

falderal

and

falderol

.]

[Colloq.]

Syn. – humbug; balderdash; poppycock.

Definition 2024

folderol

folderol

See also: fol-de-rol and fol de rol

English

Alternative forms

fol-de-rol, fol de rol, falderal

Noun

folderol ‎(countable and uncountable, plural folderols)

(uncountable) Nonsense or foolishness.
(countable) A decorative object of little value; a trifle or gewgaw.

Synonyms

(nonsense): foolishness, nonsense
(decorative object): bauble, gewgaw, trifle, trinket
See also Wikisaurus:nonsense