folderol

Meaning

1. (uncountable) Nonsense or foolishness.
2. (countable) A decorative object of little value; a trifle or gewgaw.

Synonyms

applesauce

tripe

trumpery

trash

rubbish

wish-wash

codswallop

double talk

drool

fiddle-faddle

garbage

🗑️

gobbledygook

hogwash

hot air

mumbo jumbo

nonsense

pap

piffle

rigamarole

taradiddle

twaddle

stuff and nonsense

abracadabra

tarradiddle

balderdash

baloney

boloney

bunkum

claptrap

cobblers

Translations

palla

fullaraca

farfutalla

virosta

débris

tripe

immondizia

spazzatura

baggianata

boiata

ciarpame

citrullaggine

cretineria

fesseria

bajanada

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɒldəɹəl/

Etymology

Originally a nonsense refrain in songs, since circa 1701, as "fal, al, deral!", and 1820, used to make the song longer without adding more meaningful content (see non-lexical vocables in music). Compare falleri, fallera, extended as falleralla or fallerallera, in Swedish and German songs.