Associations to the word «Rigmarole»

Wiktionary

RIGMAROLE, noun. Complex, obsolete procedures; excess steps or activity; needless motion.
RIGMAROLE, noun. Nonsense; confused and incoherent talk.

Dictionary definition

RIGMAROLE, noun. A set of confused and meaningless statements.
RIGMAROLE, noun. A long and complicated and confusing procedure; "all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.