Definition of rigmarole in English:

rigmarole

noun ˈrɪɡmərəʊlˈrɪɡ(ə)məˌroʊl

1A lengthy and complicated procedure.
he went through the rigmarole of securing the front door
Example sentencesExamples
- We ought to learn business like everybody else, go through the same rigmarole.
- But then came the page banners and pop-up ads and the whole rigmarole started all over again.
- I would need to go through the rigmarole of applying for both accounts.
- They should just take less tax from us instead of making us go through months of rigmarole for nothing!
- It took quite a time of fiddling about before I found a comfortable position and then, in cases where driving is shared, the whole rigmarole has to be endured all over again when you get back behind the wheel.
- Howard had been through the rigmarole of selling a company many times.
- If we'd gone much further it would have been dark before we finished all this rigmarole.
- I couldn't focus on an abstract location, so I focused on the last place I remember clearest before this whole rigmarole started.
- They are for people who know what they want and who don't want to go through the rigmarole of talking to a sales assistant.
- The pomposity and rigmarole they put directors through is astounding.
- I'd been on boats where people went diving, and I'd watched the rigmarole of getting kitted up in diving gear.
- He didn't know why he bothered with this rigmarole.
- I went through this rigmarole for the next hour or so.
- So you quickly tire of having to go through the rigmarole.
Synonyms
lengthy process, fuss, fuss and bother, bother, commotion, trouble, folderol, ado, pother
informal palaver, song and dance, performance, to-do, carry-on, carrying-on, kerfuffle, hoo-ha, hullabaloo, ballyhoo, business, pantomime, hassle, hoopla
New Zealand informal bobsy-die
1. 1.1 A long, rambling story or statement.
  she went into a long rigmarole about the different jobs she'd had
  Example sentencesExamples
  The others were standing around, drinks in hand, congratulating my cousin on his initiation, and asking us amused tones what we thought of the crazy rigmarole.
  So aleatoric poetry could be described with historical exactitude as a rigmarole.
  The book is packed with stimulating philosophical (and depressingly prophetic) allusion within the author's own field, but ends up as a bit of a rigmarole.
  Synonyms
  lengthy story/explanation, saga, yarn, recitation, burble, burbling, maundering, shaggy-dog story
  informal spiel, banging on, palaver

Origin

Mid 18th century: apparently an alteration of ragman roll, originally denoting a legal document recording a list of offences.

Definition of rigmarole in US English:

rigmarole

nounˈriɡ(ə)məˌrōlˈrɪɡ(ə)məˌroʊl

1usually in singular A lengthy and complicated procedure.
he went through the rigmarole of securing the front door
Example sentencesExamples
- Howard had been through the rigmarole of selling a company many times.
- If we'd gone much further it would have been dark before we finished all this rigmarole.
- So you quickly tire of having to go through the rigmarole.
- I went through this rigmarole for the next hour or so.
- I'd been on boats where people went diving, and I'd watched the rigmarole of getting kitted up in diving gear.
- But then came the page banners and pop-up ads and the whole rigmarole started all over again.
- It took quite a time of fiddling about before I found a comfortable position and then, in cases where driving is shared, the whole rigmarole has to be endured all over again when you get back behind the wheel.
- We ought to learn business like everybody else, go through the same rigmarole.
- They should just take less tax from us instead of making us go through months of rigmarole for nothing!
- He didn't know why he bothered with this rigmarole.
- They are for people who know what they want and who don't want to go through the rigmarole of talking to a sales assistant.
- I would need to go through the rigmarole of applying for both accounts.
- I couldn't focus on an abstract location, so I focused on the last place I remember clearest before this whole rigmarole started.
- The pomposity and rigmarole they put directors through is astounding.
Synonyms
lengthy process, fuss, fuss and bother, bother, commotion, trouble, folderol, ado, pother
1. 1.1 A long, rambling story or statement.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The others were standing around, drinks in hand, congratulating my cousin on his initiation, and asking us amused tones what we thought of the crazy rigmarole.
  The book is packed with stimulating philosophical (and depressingly prophetic) allusion within the author's own field, but ends up as a bit of a rigmarole.
  So aleatoric poetry could be described with historical exactitude as a rigmarole.
  Synonyms
  lengthy explanation, lengthy story, saga, yarn, recitation, burble, burbling, maundering, shaggy-dog story

Origin

Mid 18th century: apparently an alteration of ragman roll, originally denoting a legal document recording a list of offenses.

单词	rigmarole
释义	Definition of rigmarole in English: rigmarole noun ˈrɪɡmərəʊlˈrɪɡ(ə)məˌroʊl 1A lengthy and complicated procedure. he went through the rigmarole of securing the front door Example sentencesExamples We ought to learn business like everybody else, go through the same rigmarole. But then came the page banners and pop-up ads and the whole rigmarole started all over again. I would need to go through the rigmarole of applying for both accounts. They should just take less tax from us instead of making us go through months of rigmarole for nothing! It took quite a time of fiddling about before I found a comfortable position and then, in cases where driving is shared, the whole rigmarole has to be endured all over again when you get back behind the wheel. Howard had been through the rigmarole of selling a company many times. If we'd gone much further it would have been dark before we finished all this rigmarole. I couldn't focus on an abstract location, so I focused on the last place I remember clearest before this whole rigmarole started. They are for people who know what they want and who don't want to go through the rigmarole of talking to a sales assistant. The pomposity and rigmarole they put directors through is astounding. I'd been on boats where people went diving, and I'd watched the rigmarole of getting kitted up in diving gear. He didn't know why he bothered with this rigmarole. I went through this rigmarole for the next hour or so. So you quickly tire of having to go through the rigmarole. Synonyms lengthy process, fuss, fuss and bother, bother, commotion, trouble, folderol, ado, pother informal palaver, song and dance, performance, to-do, carry-on, carrying-on, kerfuffle, hoo-ha, hullabaloo, ballyhoo, business, pantomime, hassle, hoopla New Zealand informal bobsy-die 1.1 A long, rambling story or statement. she went into a long rigmarole about the different jobs she'd had Example sentencesExamples The others were standing around, drinks in hand, congratulating my cousin on his initiation, and asking us amused tones what we thought of the crazy rigmarole. So aleatoric poetry could be described with historical exactitude as a rigmarole. The book is packed with stimulating philosophical (and depressingly prophetic) allusion within the author's own field, but ends up as a bit of a rigmarole. Synonyms lengthy story/explanation, saga, yarn, recitation, burble, burbling, maundering, shaggy-dog story informal spiel, banging on, palaver Origin Mid 18th century: apparently an alteration of ragman roll, originally denoting a legal document recording a list of offences. Definition of rigmarole in US English: rigmarole nounˈriɡ(ə)məˌrōlˈrɪɡ(ə)məˌroʊl 1usually in singular A lengthy and complicated procedure. he went through the rigmarole of securing the front door Example sentencesExamples Howard had been through the rigmarole of selling a company many times. If we'd gone much further it would have been dark before we finished all this rigmarole. So you quickly tire of having to go through the rigmarole. I went through this rigmarole for the next hour or so. I'd been on boats where people went diving, and I'd watched the rigmarole of getting kitted up in diving gear. But then came the page banners and pop-up ads and the whole rigmarole started all over again. It took quite a time of fiddling about before I found a comfortable position and then, in cases where driving is shared, the whole rigmarole has to be endured all over again when you get back behind the wheel. We ought to learn business like everybody else, go through the same rigmarole. They should just take less tax from us instead of making us go through months of rigmarole for nothing! He didn't know why he bothered with this rigmarole. They are for people who know what they want and who don't want to go through the rigmarole of talking to a sales assistant. I would need to go through the rigmarole of applying for both accounts. I couldn't focus on an abstract location, so I focused on the last place I remember clearest before this whole rigmarole started. The pomposity and rigmarole they put directors through is astounding. Synonyms lengthy process, fuss, fuss and bother, bother, commotion, trouble, folderol, ado, pother 1.1 A long, rambling story or statement. Example sentencesExamples The others were standing around, drinks in hand, congratulating my cousin on his initiation, and asking us amused tones what we thought of the crazy rigmarole. The book is packed with stimulating philosophical (and depressingly prophetic) allusion within the author's own field, but ends up as a bit of a rigmarole. So aleatoric poetry could be described with historical exactitude as a rigmarole. Synonyms lengthy explanation, lengthy story, saga, yarn, recitation, burble, burbling, maundering, shaggy-dog story Origin Mid 18th century: apparently an alteration of ragman roll, originally denoting a legal document recording a list of offenses.
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