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Definition of fol-de-rol in English English dictionary
- Nonsense word traditional to English ballads and madrigals
- Excessive efforts expended on a something trivial; much ado about nothing
Fol-de-rol and fiddle dee dee and fiddley faddley foddle. All the wishes in the world are poppycock and twaddle. -- lyrics to Richard Rogers' Cinderella.
- A gaudy thing of little value; a trinket