folderol

ˈfɑldəˌɹɑl

Definition

Definition of folderol - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

trifle

Dated

decorative object with little value or importance

Dated

The room was filled with folderol and knick-knacks.

bauble

trinket

silly talk

Dated

nonsense or foolishness without any real meaning

Dated

All his promises were just folderol.

balderdash

foolishness

nonsense

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Origin of folderol

French, fol (foolish) + de roll (of roll)

Examples of folderol in a sentence

The festival was full of folderol and frivolity.
The meeting was filled with folderol and no real decisions.
His explanation was dismissed as mere folderol.

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French:bibelot, balivernes, ...
German:Tand, Hokuspokus, ...
Italian:cianfrusaglia, sciocchezze, ...
Spanish:bagatela, tonterías, ...
Portuguese:ninharia, disparate, ...
Chinese:琐碎物品, 废话, ...
Japanese:ガラクタ, たわごと, ...
Arabic:حلية, هَرَاء, ...
Hebrew:קִשּׁוּט חֲסַר עֵרֶךְ, הֶבֶל, ...
Russian:безделушка, чепуха, ...
Ukrainian:дрібничка, дурниця, ...
Hindi:फोल्डरोल, बकवास, ...
Bengali:ফোল্ডারল, অর্থহীন কথা, ...
Catalan:fotesa, ximpleria, ...
Czech:cetka, nesmysly, ...
Danish:nips, nonsens, ...
Dutch:prullaria, lariekoek, ...
Greek:διακοσμητικό, ανοησίες, ...
Hungarian:csecsebecse, badarság, ...
Khmer:គ្រឿងលម្អឥតប្រយោជន៍, ពាក្យសម្ដីឥតបានការ, ...
Korean:잡동사니, 허튼소리, ...
Persian:چیز بی‌ارزش, حرف بیهوده, ...
Polish:bibelot, brednie, ...
Portuguese (BR):bugiganga, tolice, ...
Romanian:fleac, fleacuri, ...
Swedish:krimskrams, struntprat, ...
Thai:ของตกแต่งเล็กน้อย, เรื่องไร้สาระ, ...
Turkish:ıvır zıvır, zırva, ...
Vietnamese:vật trang trí nhỏ nhặt, lời nói nhảm, ...

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