rig·ma·role

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• rig|ma|role — «RIHG muh rohl», noun. foolish talk or activity; words or action without meaning; nonsense: »But was it not in order to cope with the situation…that the Government set up in recent years…the whole rigmarole of scheduling, listing, and building… …   Useful english dictionary

• rig — cor·rig·i·o·la; cor·rig·i·o·la·ce·ae; ir·rig·u·ous; mo·rig·er·ate; mo·rig·er·a·tion; mo·rig·er·ous; out·rig; out·rig·ger; out·rig·gered; pe·rig·y·nous; pe·rig·y·ny; pru·rig·i·nous; rig·a·doon; rig·a·ma·jig; rig·a·ree; rig·a·to·ni; rig·ger;… …   English syllables

• role — az·a·role; ban·de·role; bar·ca·role; es·ca·role; fu·ma·role; fu·role; fu·sa·role; pyr·role; role; saf·role; squat·a·role; tet·ra·pyr·role; cas·se·role; pa·role; rig·ma·role; sca·role; …   English syllables

• rig|a|ma|role — «RIHG uh muh rohl», noun. = rigmarole. (Cf. ↑rigmarole) …   Useful english dictionary

• rig·a·ma·role — variant spelling of ↑rigmarole ↑rigmarole …   Useful english dictionary

• Operation Bid Rig — is an ongoing, long term investigation into political corruption in New Jersey conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, and the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey since 2002. The… …   Wikipedia

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• rigmarole — rig·ma·role …   English syllables

• rigmarole — rig|ma|role [ˈrıgmərəul US roul] n also rigamarole AmE [singular,U] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: ragman roll document containing a long list, used in a game called ragman (15 18 centuries)] a long confusing process or description ▪ I don t want to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English