folderol

/'fældə'ræl/ Cách viết khác : (folderol) /'fɔldə'rɔl/

Thân thiện

People dismiss his speech as mere folderol.

Definition

Noun: 1. Nonsensical talk or writing: Speech or text that is foolish, trivial, or meaningless. 2. (Archaic) A showy but worthless trifle; a gaudy trinket: A small, decorative object of little real value.

Examples

• Noun:
  • I grew tired of listening to his political folderol and left the room.
  • The article was dismissed by experts as mere folderol.
  • (Archaic) The market stall was filled with cheap folderol and souvenirs.

Advanced Usage

• "a lot of folderol": A common phrase used to dismiss something as a significant amount of nonsense.
  • The new policy announcement was just a lot of folderol designed to distract from the real issues.

Variants and Related Words

• Falderal: An alternative, less common spelling of the same word.
• Folderal: Another historical variant spelling.

Synonyms

• Nonsense: Language or ideas that are absurd or have no meaning.
• Gibberish: Unintelligible or meaningless speech.
• Drivel: Silly, pointless talk or writing.
• Balderdash: Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
• Trumpery (archaic): Worthless finery or nonsense.

Idioms

• "Full of folderol": Describing a person, speech, or piece of writing that contains a great deal of foolishness.
  • His latest theory is completely full of folderol.

Học thuật

Noun

1. nonsensical talk or writing

Từ đồng nghĩa

• rubbish
• tripe
• trumpery
• trash
• wish-wash
• applesauce
• codswallop