folderol
Plural: folderols
Noun
- Nonsense; trivial or foolish ornamentation.
- nonsensical talk or writing
- Nonsense or foolishness.
- A decorative object of little value; a trifle or gewgaw.
Examples
- His opponent’s last play was sheer folderol, a low-scoring word in a high-scoring spot.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
applesauce, codswallop, rubbish, trash, tripe, trumpery, wish-wash, bauble, fandangle, gewgaw, trifle, trinket
Scrabble Score: 12
folderol: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfolderol: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
folderol: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary