folderol
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[edit] Etymology
Originally a nonsense refrain in several old songs.
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[edit] Noun
folderol (countable and uncountable; plural folderols)
- (uncountable) Nonsense or foolishness.
- (countable) A decorative object of little value; a trifle or gewgaw.
[edit] Synonyms
- (nonsense): foolishness, nonsense
- (decorative object): bauble, gewgaw, trifle, trinket
- See also Wikisaurus:nonsense
