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Folderol Fol Duh Rol Noun Nonsense Foolishness Trifle Gewgaw Refrain

Front folderol \FOL-duh-rol\
Back noun:
1. Nonsense; foolishness.
2. A trifle; gewgaw.

[From a nonsense refrain in some old songs. The word is also spelled as falderal.]

"Canonisation is a slow business in the Catholic church: all that folderol about miracles and devil's advocates." - John Sutherland; What's Wrong With Teaching Rap in Schools?; The Guardian (London, UK); Jul 5, 2004. 

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