noun
Meaning 1
Nonsense or foolishness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɒldəɹəl/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /ˈfɔldəɹɔl/
noun
Meaning 2
A decorative object of little value; a trifle or gewgaw.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
nonsensical talk or writing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rubbish, tripe, trumpery, trash, wish-wash, applesauce, codswallop
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drivel, garbage
History
Etymology
Originally a nonsense refrain in songs, since circa 1701, as "fal, al, deral!", and 1820, used to make the song longer without adding more meaningful content (see non-lexical vocables in music). Compare falleri, fallera, extended as falleralla or fallerallera, in Swedish and German songs.