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Word of the Day 02/26/19 Rigmarole

Rigmarole (noun)
rigmarole [rig-muh-rohl]


noun
1. an elaborate or complicated procedure: to go through the rigmarole of a formal dinner.
2. confused, incoherent, foolish, or meaningless talk.

Also rigamarole.

Related Words for rigmarole
hogwash, blather, jargon, madness, gobbledygook, babble, bunk, bull, foolishness, drivel, poppycock, rubbish, baloney, balderdash, prattle, gibberish, trash, palaver, senselessness, silliness

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Origin: First recorded in 1730–40; alteration of ragman roll

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