fol-de-rol

  1. Interjection.  (non-gloss definition, Nonsense word traditional to English ballads and madrigals.) .
  2. Noun.  (alternative form of, folderol) .
  3. Noun.  A gaudy thing of little value; a trinket.
  4. Noun.  Nonsense.
  5. Noun.  Excessive efforts expended on a something trivial; much ado about nothing.

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