A fork of Rural Dictionary
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!"
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!
Nonsense, unnecessary complexity.
Person 1: Teachers are so full of rigmarole! Person 2: Yass!
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!
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."
It’s a complicated situation, a lot of fuss and too much paperwork for my liking.
Lee wanted to get some tablets, but couldn’t face the rigmarole of going to the doctors