folderol. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

folderol. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.: "folderol

SYLLABICATION: fol·de·rol
PRONUNCIATION: fld-rl
VARIANT FORMS: also fal·de·ral ( fld-rl)
NOUN: 1. Foolishness; nonsense. 2. A trifle; a gewgaw.
ETYMOLOGY: From a nonsense refrain in some old songs."