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falderal

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fal⋅de⋅ral

  [fal-duh-ral]
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–noun
1. mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
2. a trifle; gimcrack; gew-gaw.
Also, fal⋅de⋅rol  [fal-duh-rol] , folderol.

Origin:
1695–1705; orig. as a nonsense refrain in songs; of obscure orig.
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fal·de·ral   (fāl'də-rāl')   
n.  Variant of folderol.
fol·de·rol   (fŏl'də-rŏl')   
n.  

  1. Foolishness; nonsense.

  2. A trifle; a gewgaw.


[From a nonsense refrain in some old songs.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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