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folderol

[ fol-duh-rol ]

noun

  1. mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
  2. a trifle; gimcrack; gew-gaw.


folderol

/ ˈ´ÚÉ’±ô»åəˌ°ùÉ’±ô /

noun

  1. a variant of falderal
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of folderol1

First recorded in 1695–1705 and 1820–25 folderol fordef 2; originally as a nonsense refrain in songs; of obscure origin
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For all the media folderol about Donald Trump's triumphant return to the White House, new polling shows that most Americans are actually feeling pretty meh about the prospects for any of his grandiose plans.

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Even though the holiday was always a very popular holiday in Germany, Hitler found it to be an insipid drain on the national will, what with all the "peace on earth" folderol.

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They want President Biden to order the archivist to ignore all the legal folderol and paste the ERA into the Constitution.

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But to be willing to put up with this fevered folderol, only to support other victims, does grow my respect for both Newsoms.

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Given the cast of characters involved, especially Greene, it's easy to dismiss this as backbench folderol.

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