noun
- a lengthy and complicated procedure or set of instructions that seems unnecessary
- confused or meaningless talk; nonsense
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
Examples
- Getting a passport involves a whole rigamarole of forms and documents.
- I don’t want to go through the rigamarole of setting up a new account.
- The insurance claim process was such a rigamarole that many people gave up.
- He gave me some rigamarole about why he was late, but I didn’t believe it.
- The teacher’s explanation was just rigamarole that confused everyone more.
- Skip the rigamarole and just tell me what happened.