rigmarole

Noun
Synonyms: rigamarole

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a set of confused and meaningless statementsSynonyms: rigamaroleType of nonsense, bunk
  2. a long and complicated and confusing procedure“all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time”Synonyms: rigamaroleType of procedure, process
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Rig′ma·role noun

Origin: For ragman roll. See Ragman's roll.

A succession of confused or nonsensical statements; foolish talk; nonsense. colloquial

Often one's dear friend talks something which one scruples to call rigmarole.— Thomas DeQuincey
Rig′ma·role adjective

Consisting of rigmarole; frivolous; nonsensical; foolish.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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