RIGMAROLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does rigmarole mean? • RIGMAROLE (noun)
The noun RIGMAROLE has 2 senses:
1. a set of confused and meaningless statements
2. a long and complicated and confusing procedure
Familiarity information: RIGMAROLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RIGMAROLE (noun)
Meaning:
A set of confused and meaningless statements
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
rigamarole; rigmarole
Hypernyms ("rigmarole" is a kind of...):
bunk; hokum; meaninglessness; nonsense; nonsensicality (a message that seems to convey no meaning)
Meaning:
A long and complicated and confusing procedure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
rigamarole; rigmarole
Context example:
all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time
Hypernyms ("rigmarole" is a kind of...):
procedure; process (a particular course of action intended to achieve a result)
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