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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 writingplay

  Familiarity information: FOLDEROL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FOLDEROL (noun)


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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