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/fal"deuh ral'/, n.1. mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.2. a trifle; gimcrack; gew-gaw.Also, falderol /fal"deuh rol'/, folderol.[1695-1705; orig. as a nonsense refrain in songs; of obscure orig.]
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falderal it — To sing meaningless sounds • • • Main Entry: ↑falderal … Useful english dictionary
Falderal — Fal de*ral , n. 1. Nonsense; foolish talk. [Also spelled {folderol} and {falderol}.] [Colloq.] Syn: humbug; balderdash; poppycock. [1913 Webster] 2. a knickknack; a gew gaw. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
falderal — [n] folderol, foolishness absurdity, baloney, bunk*, craziness, garbage, gibberish, gobbledygook*, horse feathers*, lunacy, nonsense, stupidity, twaddle; concept 633 … New thesaurus
falderal — [fäl′də räl΄] n. [nonsense syllables] FOLDEROL … English World dictionary
falderal — Folderol Fol de*rol , n. Nonsense; foolish talk. [Also spelled {falderal} and {falderol}.] [Colloq.] Syn: humbug; balderdash; poppycock. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
falderal — AND folderol [“falda^al] n. wasted effort; nonsense. □ I had about enough of your falderal. □ Stop the folderol and get to work … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
falderal — variant of folderol … New Collegiate Dictionary
falderal — Synonyms and related words: a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, absurdity, amphigory, anacrusis, babble, babblement, bagatelle, balderdash, bass passage, bauble, bean, bibble babble, bibelot, bit, blabber, blather, bombast, bourdon,… … Moby Thesaurus
falderal — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. nonsense, gibberish, blather, *gobbledegook, *crap … English dictionary for students
falderal — n. nonsense; meaningless refrain of a song … English contemporary dictionary
