Definition of "folderol" [fol•de•rol]

• Foolishness; nonsense. (noun)
• A trifle; a gewgaw. (noun)

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• "Nobel lecture that follows, and since the standard biographical folderol is most easily found online at www. scripps.edu/chem/sharpless/, I hope to provide"
• "Almost lost in all the folderol is their brilliance."
• "Lost in all the folderol was the fact that their opponent, Stephen F. Austin, actually won the game."