falderal

[ fal-duh-ral ]

/ ˈfæl dəˌræl /

mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.

a trifle; gimcrack; gew-gaw.

Also fal·de·rol

[fal-duh-rol] /ˈfæl dəˌrɒl/, folderol.

Origin of falderal

First recorded in 1695–1705; orig. as a nonsense refrain in songs; of obscure origin

falconine, falconry, falcula, falcular, falda, falderal, faldo, faldstool, falerii, falernian, falieri

Falderal, fl′der-al, n. a meaningless refrain in songs: any kind of flimsy trifle—also Fol′derol and Fal de rol.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) |Various

falderal

/ (ˈfældɪˌræl) /

a showy but worthless trifle

foolish nonsense

a nonsensical refrain in old songs