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folderal

folderal is the alternative spelling of folderol.

Meaning of folderol

Noun

folderol (countable and uncountable, plural folderols)

  1. (uncountable) Nonsense or foolishness.
    • William Maclay, a Pennsylvania Democrat and a senator, was a watchdog against the development of any monarchial folderol gathering about the office of the president.1978, Page Smith, The Constitution: A Documentary and Narrative History, Morrow Quill Paperbacks, published 1980, page 303
  2. (countable) A decorative object of little value; a trifle or gewgaw.
    • And they made a mistake there: the prizes were a lot of folderols and doodads like poetry books and illustrated Testaments, instead of something a real live kid would want to work for, like real cash or a speedometer for his motor cycle.1922, Sinclair Lewis, Babbitt, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Company, →OCLC, page 215

Questions about folderal

What is folderal the alternative spelling of?
Folderal is the alternative spelling of folderol.

Words near folderal in the dictionary

  1. folded-up
  2. foldedness
  3. folden
  4. Foldens
  5. folder
  6. folderal
  7. folderful
  8. folderfuls
  9. folderless
  10. folderlike
  11. folderol

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