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FOLDEROL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does folderol mean?
• FOLDEROL (noun)
The noun FOLDEROL has 1 sense:
1. nonsensical talk or writing
Familiarity information: FOLDEROL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nonsensical talk or writing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
applesauce; codswallop; folderol; rubbish; trash; tripe; trumpery; wish-wash
Hypernyms ("folderol" is a kind of...):
drivel; garbage (a worthless message)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
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