rigmarole
[ rig-muh-rohl ]
/ ˈrɪg məˌroʊl /
noun
an elaborate or complicated procedure: to go through the rigmarole of a formal dinner.
confused, incoherent, foolish, or meaningless talk.
Also
rigamarole.
Origin of rigmarole
First recorded in 1730–40; alteration of
ragman roll
Words nearby rigmarole
rigidify,
rigidity,
rigidize,
rigil kent,
rigil kentaurus,
rigmarole,
rigolet,
rigoletto,
rigor,
rigor mortis,
rigorism
Example sentences from the Web for rigmarole
British Dictionary definitions for rigmarole
rigmarole
rigamarole
/ (ˈrɪɡməˌrəʊl) /
noun
any long complicated procedure
a set of incoherent or pointless statements; garbled nonsense
Word Origin for rigmarole
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