rigmarole

noun

rig·ma·role ˈri-gə-mə-ˌrōl How to pronounce rigmarole (audio)

ˈrig-mə-

variants or less commonly rigamarole

plural rigmaroles also rigamaroles

: something (such as a procedure or an explanation) that is long, complicated, and tedious

I went to my insurers and started the usual rigmarole.

Cliff Ballinger

The whole rigmarole of getting a visa didn't even exist until recent decades.

Mary Sanchez

Why the hold-up? There's still a whole bunch of legal rigamarole to work out …

Tristan Hopper

We went through the usual social rigmaroles, drinking something white and sharp.

Tim Parks

Patients can report product problems to a helpline but if they have other questions, it can be a rigmarole just to find the right regulator.

Laura Hancock

We know now … the real reason McDonald's ice cream machines always seem to be broken is because they're not—they just take four hours and an 11-step process to clean. This rigmarole is often what's actually preventing McDonald's employees from serving up your hot fudge sundae.

Megan Scott

Mrs. Buttler isn't a constant visitor. She arrives irregularly, with some long rigmarole of complaint, some urgent awful news.

Alice Munro

dated : confused or meaningless talk

It is as if they had been named by the child's rigmarole …

Henry David Thoreau

… Fred ended his rigmarole, in which he had jumbled together pell-mell nautical phrases and facts out of one of his favorite books.

Louisa May Alcott

Did you know?

In the Middle Ages, the term Rageman or Ragman referred to a game in which a player randomly selected a string attached to a roll of verses and read the selected verse. The roll was called a Ragman roll after a fictional king purported to be the author of the verses. By the 16th century, ragman and ragman roll were being used figuratively to mean "a list or catalog." Both terms fell out of written use, but ragman roll persisted in speech, and in the 18th century it resurfaced in writing as rigmarole, with the meaning "a succession of confused, meaningless, or foolish statements." In the mid-19th century rigmarole (also spelled rigamarole, reflecting its common pronunciation) acquired the sense referring to a complex and ritualistic procedure.

Example Sentences

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.

Recent Examples on the Web In any case, Alaskans will have to do this rigmarole again soon.

The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 Some of the usual hijinks ensue, the rigmarole of tense questions about whether the family will find out, and how, and what Esther’s going to do about it.

K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2022 The same fool-me rigmarole repeated itself shortly thereafter, Smith writes.

Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2021 All this legislative rigmarole would be unnecessary if Treasury exercised its authority under section 473, which appears designed for exactly this purpose.

Martin Sullivan, Forbes, 21 June 2022 There’s none of that confusing swipe-right-or-left rigmarole.

Larry Doyle, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2022 About 50 people attended the meeting, the latest in what has been a roughly three-year rigmarole surrounding the redevelopment of the Thomas farm, a 150-acre plot near I-94 on Golf Road between Glen Cove and Elmhurst roads.

Drew Dawson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2022 To pass her genes onto the next generation, a mom has to survive the grueling rigmarole of gestation, labor, lactation, and caring for a fairly fragile infant.

Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 20 July 2021 For movies, Amazon is now a member of Apple’s Video Partner Program and allowed to sell movies directly, but other retailers including Fandango Now and Vudu still have to send us through a rigmarole.

Anchorage Daily News, 30 May 2021 See More

单词	rigmarole
释义	rigmarole noun rig·ma·role ˈri-gə-mə-ˌrōl ˈrig-mə- variants or less commonly rigamarole plural rigmaroles also rigamaroles 1 : something (such as a procedure or an explanation) that is long, complicated, and tedious I went to my insurers and started the usual rigmarole. Cliff Ballinger The whole rigmarole of getting a visa didn't even exist until recent decades. Mary Sanchez Why the hold-up? There's still a whole bunch of legal rigamarole to work out … Tristan Hopper We went through the usual social rigmaroles, drinking something white and sharp. Tim Parks Patients can report product problems to a helpline but if they have other questions, it can be a rigmarole just to find the right regulator. Laura Hancock We know now … the real reason McDonald's ice cream machines always seem to be broken is because they're not—they just take four hours and an 11-step process to clean. This rigmarole is often what's actually preventing McDonald's employees from serving up your hot fudge sundae. Megan Scott Mrs. Buttler isn't a constant visitor. She arrives irregularly, with some long rigmarole of complaint, some urgent awful news. Alice Munro 2 dated : confused or meaningless talk It is as if they had been named by the child's rigmarole … Henry David Thoreau … Fred ended his rigmarole, in which he had jumbled together pell-mell nautical phrases and facts out of one of his favorite books. Louisa May Alcott Did you know? In the Middle Ages, the term Rageman or Ragman referred to a game in which a player randomly selected a string attached to a roll of verses and read the selected verse. The roll was called a Ragman roll after a fictional king purported to be the author of the verses. By the 16th century, ragman and ragman roll were being used figuratively to mean "a list or catalog." Both terms fell out of written use, but ragman roll persisted in speech, and in the 18th century it resurfaced in writing as rigmarole, with the meaning "a succession of confused, meaningless, or foolish statements." In the mid-19th century rigmarole (also spelled rigamarole, reflecting its common pronunciation) acquired the sense referring to a complex and ritualistic procedure. Synonyms bafflegab double-talk gibberish gobbledygook gobbledegook song and dance See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences 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. Recent Examples on the Web In any case, Alaskans will have to do this rigmarole again soon. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 Some of the usual hijinks ensue, the rigmarole of tense questions about whether the family will find out, and how, and what Esther’s going to do about it. K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2022 The same fool-me rigmarole repeated itself shortly thereafter, Smith writes. Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2021 All this legislative rigmarole would be unnecessary if Treasury exercised its authority under section 473, which appears designed for exactly this purpose. Martin Sullivan, Forbes, 21 June 2022 There’s none of that confusing swipe-right-or-left rigmarole. Larry Doyle, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2022 About 50 people attended the meeting, the latest in what has been a roughly three-year rigmarole surrounding the redevelopment of the Thomas farm, a 150-acre plot near I-94 on Golf Road between Glen Cove and Elmhurst roads. Drew Dawson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2022 To pass her genes onto the next generation, a mom has to survive the grueling rigmarole of gestation, labor, lactation, and caring for a fairly fragile infant. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 20 July 2021 For movies, Amazon is now a member of Apple’s Video Partner Program and allowed to sell movies directly, but other retailers including Fandango Now and Vudu still have to send us through a rigmarole. Anchorage Daily News, 30 May 2021 See More Word History Etymology alteration of obsolete ragman roll long list, catalog First Known Use circa 1736, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Kids Definition rigmarole noun rig·ma·role ˈrig-mə-ˌrōl 1 : a long and usually meaningless or uninteresting story 2 : a complicated and often unnecessary procedure rigmarole noun variants also rigamarole as in gobbledygook language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions the security guard gave me some kind of rigmarole about passes and authorizations Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance gobbledygook gobbledegook gibberish rhetoric bafflegab hype double-talk legalese psychobabble bureaucratese technobabble computerese song and dance governmentese educationese grandiloquence fustian bombast hot air oratory Pentagonese wind gas
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rigmarole

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