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Folderol

//ˈfɒldəɹəl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Nonsense or foolishness. uncountable

    "William Maclay, a Pennsylvania Democrat and a senator, was a watchdog against the development of any monarchial folderol gathering about the office of the president."

  2. 2
    nonsensical talk or writing wordnet
  3. 3
    A decorative object of little value; a trifle or gewgaw. countable

    "And they made a mistake there: the prizes were a lot of folderols and doodads like poetry books and illustrated Testaments, instead of something a real live kid would want to work for, like real cash or a speedometer for his motor cycle."

Etymology

Originally a nonsense refrain in songs, since circa 1701, as "fal, al, deral!", and 1820, used to make the song longer without adding more meaningful content (see non-lexical vocables in music). Compare falleri, fallera, extended as falleralla or fallerallera, in Swedish and German songs.

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