fol-de-rol
See also: folderol and fol de rol
English
Alternative forms
- folderal, fol de rol, falderal or fal-de-ral
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɒl.də.ɹɒl/
Interjection
fol-de-rol
- 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.
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Noun
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.
See also
- Michael Quinion, World Wide Words
- Yale Glee Club, Yale Songs