rigmarole
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noun \ˈri-gə-mə-ˌrōl, ˈrig-mə-\Definition of RIGMAROLE
1
: confused or meaningless talk
2
: a complex and sometimes ritualistic procedure
See Variants of RIGMAROLE
rig·ma·role also rig·a·ma·role \ˈri-gə-mə-ˌrōl, ˈrig-mə-\
Examples of RIGMAROLE
- We had to go through the rigmarole of installing, registering, and activating the software before we found out it wouldn't work.
- He just told us what to do without all the usual rigamarole.
Origin of RIGMAROLE
alteration of obsolete ragman roll long list, catalog
First Known Use: circa 1736
Related to RIGMAROLE
- Synonyms
- bafflegab, double-talk, gobbledygook (also gobbledegook), gibberish (also rigamarole), song and dance
Rhymes with RIGMAROLE
aureole, banderole, bannerol, barcarole, barrel roll, buttonhole, cabriole, camisole, capriole, caracole, carmagnole, coffee roll, croquignole, cubbyhole, decontrol, Demerol, Dover sole, escarole, exit poll, farandole, finger hole, fumarole, girandole, girasole, Grand Guignol, honor roll, innersole, in the hole, Jackson Hole, jelly roll, kaiser roll, lemon sole, meadow vole, methanol, micromole, millimole, monopole, muster roll, on a roll, on the whole, oriole, ostiole, oversoul, ozone hole, petiole, pick-and-roll, pigeonhole, protocol, rabbit hole, rock and roll, Seminole, totem pole, tracheole, vacuole, water hole
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