folderol

/ˈfɒldəɹəl/

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.

folderol means nonsense or foolishness. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 67 out of 100.

folderol is pronounced /ˈfɒldəɹəl/.

noun

Nonsense or foolishness.“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.”
A decorative object of little value; a trifle or gewgaw.“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.”