Front | folderol \FOL-duh-rol\ |
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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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