单词 | rigmarole |
释义 | rigmarolenoun 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. The whole rigmarole of getting a visa didn't even exist until recent decades. Why the hold-up? There's still a whole bunch of legal rigamarole to work out … We went through the usual social rigmaroles, drinking something white and sharp. 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. 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. Mrs. Buttler isn't a constant visitor. She arrives irregularly, with some long rigmarole of complaint, some urgent awful news. 2 dated : confused or meaningless talk It is as if they had been named by the child's rigmarole … … Fred ended his rigmarole, in which he had jumbled together pell-mell nautical phrases and facts out of one of his favorite books. 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
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