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fol-de-rol

/ˈfɒl.də.ɹɒl/

fol-de-rol interjection: nonsense word traditional to English ballads and madrigals. Also the alternative form of folderol.

Interjection

  1. Nonsense word traditional to English ballads and madrigals.
    • Fol-de-rol and fiddle dee dee and fiddley faddley foddle. All the wishes in the world are poppycock and twaddle.1957, Richard Rodgers, Cinderella

Noun

fol-de-rol (plural fol-de-rols)

  1. A gaudy thing of little value; a trinket.
  2. Nonsense.
  3. Excessive efforts expended on a something trivial; much ado about nothing.

Also used as

fol-de-rol is also the alternative form of folderol.

Forms of fol-de-rol

Interjection
alternative formfolderal
alternative formfol de rol
alternative formfalderal
alternative formfal-de-ral
Noun
pluralfol-de-rols

Questions about fol-de-rol

What does fol-de-rol mean?
Fol-de-rol means nonsense word traditional to English ballads and madrigals.
What part of speech is fol-de-rol?
Fol-de-rol can be an interjection or a noun.
How do you pronounce fol-de-rol?
Fol-de-rol is pronounced /ˈfɒl.də.ɹɒl/.

Words near fol-de-rol in the dictionary

  1. fokontany
  2. FOKs
  3. FOL
  4. fol de rol
  5. fol de rols
  6. fol-de-rol
  7. fol-de-rols
  8. fol.
  9. folacin
  10. folacins
  11. Folan

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