folderol

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɒldəˌrɒl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fol′də rol′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fol•de•rol  (fol′də rol′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. falderal.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
folderol /ˈfɒldəˌrɒl/ n
  1. a variant of falderal
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fal•de•ral  (fal′də ral′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
  2. a trifle;
    gimcrack;
    gew-gaw.
Also, fal•de•rol  (fal′də rol′),USA pronunciation folderol. 
  • 1695–1705; origin, originally as a nonsense refrain in songs; of obscure origin, originally

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
falderal /ˈfældɪˌræl/, falderol /ˈfældɪˌrɒl/, folderol /ˈfɒldɪˌrɒl/ n
  1. a showy but worthless trifle
  2. foolish nonsense
  3. a nonsensical refrain in old songs
'folderol' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
falderal

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