A set of confused and meaningless statements.
A long and complicated and confusing procedure; "all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time".
I'm not 100% sure where this term originates, but I've heard it used in Britain and Ireland.
1. "You wouldnt believe the rigmarole I had to go through just to have my credit cards cancelled!"
2. "Oh, not this rigmarole again!"
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A true El Camino of the english language. This word is so versatile it can be used as a noun, verb, adjective, pronoun etc..
Look at that baby rigmarolling all over the place!
Incredible! That was a rigmarole of a game!
He looks like a rigmarole.
Don't put that rigmarole on my salad!
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Nonsense, unnecessary complexity.
Person 1: Teachers are so full of rigmarole!
Person 2: Yass!
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Since long before the advent of Cheeze Wiz, The loaf of bread. hence forth the bread knife and the kettle.
Steve: Hey, did you see that French man?
Paco: Man did I ever! Biggest rigmarole this side of Paris.
Bob: Chiyah!
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an act of fore-play, pronounced rig-mar-role. means to touch the opposite sex romantically e.g smooching.
i saw them under the staircase rigmarolling, i love to rigmarole more than sex,
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a lengthy or complicated procedure
joe: "I can't believe how long it took to fill out that form. It was such a rigmarole."
bob: "I know, right? And then we had to go through the whole process again because we missed one tiny detail. It was ridiculous."
joe: "And the instructions were so confusing, it was like they wanted us to make a mistake."
bob: "Yeah, it was a real rigmarole. I'm just glad it's over now."
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Itβs a complicated situation, a lot of fuss and too much paperwork for my liking.
Lee wanted to get some tablets, but couldnβt face the rigmarole of going to the doctors