Rube Goldberg
Rube Gold·berg
adj \ˈrüb-ˈgōl(d)-ˌbərg\Definition of RUBE GOLDBERG
: accomplishing by complex means what seemingly could be done simply <a kind of Rube Goldberg contraption … with five hundred moving parts — L. T. Grant>; also : characterized by such complex means
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Rube Gold·berg also Rube Gold·berg·i·an \-ˌbər-gē-ən, -ˌbərg-yən\
Origin of RUBE GOLDBERG
Reuben (Rube) L. Goldberg †1970 American cartoonist
First Known Use: 1931
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