English noun: rigmarole | |||
1. | rigmarole (communication) a set of confused and meaningless statements | ||
Synonyms | rigamarole | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality | ||
2. | rigmarole (act) a long and complicated and confusing procedure | ||
Samples | All that academic rigmarole was a waste of time. | ||
Synonyms | rigamarole | ||
Broader (hypernym) | procedure, process | ||