WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2015
rig•a•ma•role /ˈrɪgəməˌroʊl/USA pronunciation
n. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2015
rig•ma•role /ˈrɪgməˌroʊl/USA pronunciationalso rig•a•ma•role /ˈrɪgəməˌroʊl/USA pronunciationrigamarole
- a complicated procedure to be followed: [countable;
usually singular]What a rigmarole it was to get out of the country![uncountable]a lot of rigmarole just to get a passport.
- [uncountable] confusing talk.
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rigamarole /ˈrɪɡəməˌrəʊl/ n
- a variant of rigmarole
rigmarole /ˈrɪɡməˌrəʊl/, rigamarole n
Etymology: 18th Century: 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
- any long complicated procedure
- a set of incoherent or pointless statements; garbled nonsense
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