falderal
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˈfɔːldərəl/
- Archaic
:
tontería
- I can't believe you fell for such falderal.
Examples
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She had no patience for falderal and preferred straightforward answers.
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The meeting was full of falderal that distracted from the real issues.
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He dismissed the rumors as mere falderal and refused to worry about them.
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That was just a bunch of falderal!
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During the meeting, his falderal about the project only confused the team more.
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She dismissed his arguments as mere falderal and focused on the facts.
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The crowd laughed at the politician's falderal, realizing it was all just nonsense.
Synonyms
578
2.5
Words or ideas that do not make sense
10
9.9
Silly talk that is not true
3
9.9
Silly talk that wastes time
2
9.9
A small unimportant fuss that wastes time
1
9.9
Silly, unimportant talk that wastes time
1
9.9
Worthless or silly talk that has no useful ideas
1
6.0
Things people say that are completely untrue or pointless
Untrue or silly talk that is not important
Talk that is silly and not true
Light talk about unimportant, silly things people say
A silly or pointless action, for example a useless remark
Words or ideas that are complete nonsense and worthless
Unclear, complicated ideas that are hard to understand and not practical
Antonyms
How Silly
- Informal
16
7.4
- Archaic
1
9.9
- Informal
3
8.9
- UK
49
2.5
578
2.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Falderal comes from the same old silly song phrase fol-de-rol, which singers used when they meant 'nonsense', and that sense stuck to talk and ideas. So Falderal can also mean 'foolish talk' or 'trivial ideas'.