fol-de-rol
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English
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]- 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
[edit]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.