fol-de-rol

See also: folderol and fol de rol

English

Alternative forms

folderal, fol de rol, falderal or fal-de-ral

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɒl.də.ɹɒl/

Interjection

Nonsense word traditional to English ballads and madrigals.
- 1957, Richard Rodgers, Cinderella:
  Fol-de-rol and fiddle dee dee and fiddley faddley foddle. All the wishes in the world are poppycock and twaddle.

Noun

fol-de-rol (plural fol-de-rols)

Alternative form of folderol
A gaudy thing of little value; a trinket.
Nonsense.
Excessive efforts expended on a something trivial; much ado about nothing.

See also

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