folderol
/ˈfɒldərɒl
/(also falderal)
noun [mass noun]
1Trivial or nonsensical fuss: all the folderol of the athletic contests and the cheerleaders...
- Anatolians also carry out their tasks with no need for folderol.
- The upcoming gala Golden Week respite from the daily folderol will put our publishing schedule into a cocked hat yet once again.
- Stripped of arcane folderol, that's what the Electoral College amounts to.
2 dated A showy but useless item.
Origin
Early 18th century: first used as a meaningless refrain in popular songs.
- fairy ring champignon
- fairy ring mushroom
- fairy rose
- fairy's cap
- fairy's fingers
- fairy's glove
- fairy's grotto
- fairyship
- fairy shrimp
- fairy sparks
- fairy's thimble
- fairy stone
- fairy story
- fairy's treasure
- fairy table
- fairy tale
- fairy-tale ending
- fairy-tale-ish
- fairy-tale prince
- fairy-tale princess
- fairy tern
- fairy thimble
- fairy treasure
- fairy wand
- fairy wealth