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 | ||