1. a lengthy and complicated procedure or set of instructions that seems unnecessary or confusing
2. a long, rambling, or incoherent story or statement

Examples

• Getting a passport involves a lot of rigmarole with forms and documentation.
• I had to go through the whole rigmarole of resetting my password again.
• The insurance claim process was such a rigmarole that I almost gave up.
• He told us some rigmarole about why he was late, but none of it made sense.
• Skip the rigmarole and just tell me what happened.
• The rigmarole of airport security can be exhausting for frequent travelers.
• She launched into a rigmarole about her neighbor’s cat that lasted twenty minutes.