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rigmarole
rig·ma·role R0247800 (rĭg′mə-rōl′) also rig·a·ma·role (-ə-mə-rōl′)n.1. Confused, rambling, or incoherent discourse; nonsense.2. A complicated, petty set of procedures.
[Alteration of obsolete ragman roll, catalog, from Middle English ragmane rolle, scroll used in Ragman, a game of chance : perhaps from Anglo-Norman Ragemon le bon, Ragemon the Good, title of a set of verses about a character of this name + Middle English rolle, list (from Old French, from Latin rotula, wheel; see roll).]rigmarole (ˈrɪɡməˌrəʊl) or rigamarolen1. any long complicated procedure2. a set of incoherent or pointless statements; garbled nonsense[C18: from earlier ragman roll a list, probably a roll used in a medieval game, wherein various characters were described in verse, beginning with Ragemon le bon Ragman the good]rig•ma•role (ˈrɪg məˌroʊl) also rigamarole
n. 1. an elaborate or complicated procedure. 2. confused or meaningless talk. [1730–40; alter. of ragman roll list, catalogue, Middle English rageman rolle] Rigmarole a succession of incoherent statements.Examples: rigmarole of grannies; of nonsense.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | rigmarole - a set of confused and meaningless statementsrigamarolehokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning | | 2. | rigmarole - a long and complicated and confusing procedure; "all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time"rigamaroleprocedure, process - a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error" |
rigmarolenoun1. procedure, to-do, performance (informal), bother, carry-on (informal, chiefly Brit.), nonsense, fuss, hassle (informal), red tape, pantomime (informal), palaver Then the whole rigmarole starts over again!2. twaddle, story, saga, trash, jargon, yarn, gibberish, spiel (informal), balderdash He gave me some rigmarole about the train being late.rigmarole also rigamarole
nounSomething that does not have or make sense:balderdash, blather, bunkum, claptrap, drivel, garbage, idiocy, nonsense, piffle, poppycock, rubbish, tomfoolery, trash, twaddle.Informal: tommyrot.Slang: applesauce, baloney, bilge, bull, bunk, crap, hooey, malarkey.Translationschiacchieradiscorso sconnessotiritera
rigmarole
it's the same old rigmaroleWhat is about to be or has just been mentioned is nothing new; it is a situation that happens repeatedly. A: "The CEO was found guilty of fraud." B: "It's the same old rigmarole, these billionaire con artists thinking they can get away with anything." Whenever I bring up the idea of renovating the house to her, it's the same old rigmarole, with her telling me there's no way we can afford it right now.See also: old, rigmarole, samesame old story, theAlso, the same old rigmarole. A frequently recurring event or situation, as in It's the same old story-they won't hire you without experience but how can you get experience if you're not hired? Both these expressions originally alluded to a tiresome, rambling discourse but today are used mainly for an irksome recurrence. The first gained currency during World War II with a song, "As Time Goes By," popularized in the film Casablanca (1942). See also: old, samesame old rigmarole, theAn elaborate traditional procedure; nonsensical talk. The word rigmarole is believed to be a corruption of ragman roll, a name given in the thirteenth century to the “rolls” of homage and fealty given by the clergy and barons to the king. The rolls looked ragged because numerous seals were attached to them. The portmanteau word began to appear in print in the early 1700s and was mainly applied to a rambling, disconnected discourse. Byron (Don Juan, 1818) wrote, “His speech was a fine sample, on the whole, of rhetoric, which the learn’d call rigmarole,” and George Meredith wrote in Richard Feverel (1859), “You never heard such a rigmarole.” In the twentieth century the term was increasingly used for a tiresomely elaborate procedure, such as an exceptionally complicated graduation ceremony, with “same old” indicating that one would have to undergo it yet again. A newer synonym is the same old song and dance, meaning an overfamiliar, hackneyed routine. Maclean’s Magazine of November 19, 1979, stated: “For singing-telegram junkies bored by the same old song and dance, Cookie climbs into a furry suit to deliver Gorillagrams.” Still newer is the slangy same old, same old, a description of anything that has been repeated too often. For example, “When John asked her about her vacation, she said ‘Same old, same old; we’ve been going to the beach for twenty years.’ ”See also: old, samerigmarole
Synonyms for rigmarolenoun procedureSynonyms- procedure
- to-do
- performance
- bother
- carry-on
- nonsense
- fuss
- hassle
- red tape
- pantomime
- palaver
noun twaddleSynonyms- twaddle
- story
- saga
- trash
- jargon
- yarn
- gibberish
- spiel
- balderdash
Synonyms for rigmarolenoun something that does not have or make senseSynonyms- balderdash
- blather
- bunkum
- claptrap
- drivel
- garbage
- idiocy
- nonsense
- piffle
- poppycock
- rubbish
- tomfoolery
- trash
- twaddle
- tommyrot
- applesauce
- baloney
- bilge
- bull
- bunk
- crap
- hooey
- malarkey
Synonyms for rigmarolenoun a set of confused and meaningless statementsSynonymsRelated Words- hokum
- meaninglessness
- nonsense
- nonsensicality
- bunk
noun a long and complicated and confusing procedureSynonymsRelated Words |