rigmarole

  • 21rigmarole — [ rɪgmərəʊl] noun a lengthy and complicated procedure. ↘a long, rambling story. Origin C18: appar. an alt. of ragman roll, orig. denoting a legal document recording a list of offences …

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  • 22rigmarole — n. Nonsense, jargon, gibberish, verbiage, trash, balderdash, twaddle, palaver, flummery, foolish talk …

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  • 23rigmarole — n 1. nonsense, falderal, gibberish, babble, babbling, babblement, Fr. bavardage; twaddle, twaddling, Both Brit. twattle, twattling; blather, blathering, drivel, driveling, drool, drooling; jargon, Sl. jive, Greek, Chiefly Southern U.S. Choctaw;… …

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  • 24rigmarole — rig·ma·role …

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  • 25rigmarole — [ˈrɪgməˌrəʊl] noun [singular] a long complicated process that seems unnecessary or silly …

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  • 26rigmarole — rig•ma•role [[t]ˈrɪg məˌroʊl[/t]] also rigamarole, n. 1) an elaborate or complicated procedure 2) confused or meaningless talk • Etymology: 1730–40; alter. of ragman roll list, catalogue, MErageman rolle …

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  • 27rigmarole — /ˈrɪgməroʊl / (say rigmuhrohl) noun 1. a succession of confused or foolish statements; incoherent or rambling discourse. 2. a long and complicated process. {alteration of obsolete ragman roll a roll, list, or catalogue, used in a game of chance} …

  • 28rigmarole — n. 1 a lengthy and complicated procedure. 2 a a rambling or meaningless account or tale. b such talk. Etymology: orig. ragman roll = a catalogue, of unkn. orig …

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  • 29what a rigmarole — what a process, what a a hassle    To get a refund, I had to answer 50 questions. What a rigmarole! …

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  • 30rigamarole — 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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