Thesaurus results for RIGAMAROLE

rigmarole

noun

ˈri-gə-mə-ˌrōl

variants also rigamarole

Definition of rigmarole

as in gobbledygook

language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions the security guard gave me some kind of rigmarole about passes and authorizations

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Recent Examples of rigmarole A little rigmarole for much rejuvenescence. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026 This leads to a chaotic rigmarole in which, bit by bit, the Hungarian mobsters stream downstairs to either take advantage of the girls or do away with them, forcing them to rely on their discipline and athletic training to mount a response. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026 Now, there’s a bit of rigmarole in getting that price, which includes (according to Google Translate) nabbing a time-specific coupon worth $286 and trading in your old phone. — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026 The victors of Iraqi elections often enter a familiar rigmarole of bargaining and deal-making to form the largest parliamentary alliance and put a government in place. — Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rigmarole

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Noun

This dumbed-down Goebbels gobbledygook revived talking points that Habermas had tried to quash during the Historikerstreit.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
But at least some of it was gobbledygook.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026

Definition of gobbledygook

Noun

The BestReviews Testing Lab aims to wade through all the marketing hype and see how well products perform in real-world situations.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
What was expected to be a pitchers’ duel between Dodgers rotation leader Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Sale lived up to the hype.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of hype

Noun

Pat Paulsen, a master of dry wit, delivered droll, double-talk editorials on social issues before mounting a presidential campaign in 1968 with the Straight Talkin’ American Government (STAG) Party.

— Fred A. Bernstein, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
What new form of narrative, what gory amalgam of truth and spectacle, what double-talking rough beast approaches?

— James Parker, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2023

Definition of double-talk

Noun

My initial eye-roll reaction to this song and dance would suggest that in late May, shortly after the restaurant opened, my whimsy levels were running dangerously low.

— Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
This was before their dominance era, so the old noisy neighbours wanted to make a big song and dance out of the deal and erected a huge ‘Welcome to Manchester’ billboard to reflect what would soon be a changing of the guard in the city.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of song and dance

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