rigamarole

rigamarole
noun
1. a set of confused and meaningless statements
Syn: ↑rigmarole
Hypernyms: ↑nonsense, ↑bunk, ↑nonsensicality, ↑meaninglessness, ↑hokum
2. a long and complicated and confusing procedure
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all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time

Syn: ↑rigmarole
Hypernyms: ↑procedure, ↑process

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variant of rigmarole

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/rig"euh meuh rohl'/, n.
rigmarole.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • rigamarole — [rig′ə mə rōl΄] n. var. of RIGMAROLE …   English World dictionary

  • rigamarole — variant of rigmarole …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rigamarole — /rig euh meuh rohl /, n. rigmarole. * * * …   Universalium

  • rigamarole — Synonyms and related words: absurdity, amphigory, babble, babblement, balderdash, bibble babble, blabber, blather, bombast, claptrap, double talk, drivel, drool, fiddle faddle, fiddledeedee, flummery, folderol, fudge, fustian, gabble, galimatias …   Moby Thesaurus

  • rigamarole — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun See rigmarole …   English dictionary for students

  • rigamarole — rig|a|ma|role [ˈrıgəmərəul US roul] n an American spelling of ↑rigmarole …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • rigamarole — rig|a|ma|role [ rıgəmə,roul ] noun singular RIGMAROLE …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • rigamarole — rig·ma·role || rɪgmÉ™rəʊl n. long complicated procedure; incoherent speech, unintelligible talk …   English contemporary dictionary

  • rigamarole — noun (C) an American spelling of rigmarole …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • rigamarole — rig•a•ma•role [[t]ˈrɪg ə məˌroʊl[/t]] n. rigmarole …   From formal English to slang

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