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

Meanwhile, Rodríguez is already signaling an interest in working with Washington, despite some of her public rhetoric, tapping former opposition aide Oliver Blanco as foreign minister.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
The schmaltzy rhetoric around nearly all of the works evidences a great desire for purpose, meaning, even dogma, but such things do not tend to emerge from entertainment or leisure practices so much as from constraint and necessity.

— Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of rhetoric

Noun

Moment | Getty Images Some companies are beginning to report financial benefits from artificial intelligence investments, as interest in the technology shifts from hype to measurable returns in the latest quarter.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
When healthy and able, Delane has largely lived up to the hype that comes with being the sixth overall pick, and the Chiefs could use him Sunday.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 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

Have your camera ready when arriving or departing, as the staff usually perform an entertaining song and dance in traditional costumes.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Rob Lowe did an infamously bad song and dance number at the 1989 Oscars.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of song and dance

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