Folderol
Folderol noun - Language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense.
Usage example: wanted a dignified, simple wedding and not the folderol that the wedding planner was trying to foist on them
Trumpery
Trumpery noun - Language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense.
Usage example: claims for weight-loss products that are based much more on Madison-Avenue trumpery than on bariatric science
Folderol is a synonym for trumpery. You can use "Folderol" instead a noun "Trumpery". popular alternative
Nearby Word: trump
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Trumpery and Folderol. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/folderol/trumpery
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