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filly-folly|ˈfɪlɪˌfɒlɪ|
[One of the onomatopœic reduplications expressing the notion of something trivial; cf. fal-lal.]
A foolish or ridiculous notion; a foolish hobby.
1565Jewel Def. Apol. (1611) 511 Ye doe but trifle with your Filly Follies. 1765Sterne Tr. Shandy VIII. xxxi, 'Tis the sporting little filly-folly which carries you out for the present hour,—a maggot, a butterfly..a fiddle-stick. |