today was folderol

A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg

Fromwordsmith.org

folderol

PRONUNCIATION:
(FOL-duh-rol)

MEANING:
noun:
1. Nonsense; foolishness.
2. A trifle; gewgaw.


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


USAGE:
"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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Dex