rigmarole
/'rigməroul/
Definition
- Noun:
- A long, complicated, and confusing procedure: A process that is unnecessarily complex, tedious, or bureaucratic.
- A set of confused and meaningless statements: A long, rambling, and incoherent story or piece of writing.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- Getting a visa involved a ridiculous rigmarole of forms and interviews.
- He launched into a long rigmarole about his childhood, but I couldn't follow the point.
- I had to go through the whole rigmarole of resetting all my passwords.
Advanced Usage
- "to go through the rigmarole (of doing something)": To endure a tedious and complicated process.
- We had to go through the rigmarole of getting three separate quotes before the company would approve the repair.
Variants and Related Words
- Rigamarole (noun): An alternative, less common spelling of "rigmarole" with the same meaning.
Synonyms
- Red tape: Official rules and procedures that seem unnecessary and cause delay.
- Bureaucracy: A system of administration marked by complexity and proliferation of procedures.
- Palaver: Prolonged and tedious fuss or discussion.
- Drivel: Silly, meaningless talk or writing.
Related Idioms
- A song and dance: An unnecessarily complicated story or explanation, often intended to deceive or distract.
- He gave me a whole song and dance about why he was late, but I think he just overslept. (This idiom shares the sense of a tedious, often pointless, narrative.)
Noun
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a long and complicated and confusing procedure
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all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time
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a set of confused and meaningless statements
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