rigamarole
rigamarole is the alternative form of rigmarole.
Meaning of rigmarole
Noun
rigmarole (countable and uncountable, plural rigmaroles)
- A long and complicated formal procedure.
- Have you seen all the rigmarole you have to go through at airport security these days?
- Synonyms:
- carry-on, circus act, palaver, riddle me ree
- Confused and incoherent talk; nonsense.
- If you are alluding to Dostoevski’s worst novels, then, indeed, I dislike intensely The Karamazov Brothers and the ghastly Crime and Punishment rigmarole.
- Synonyms:
- babble, blather, gibberish, migmarole, absurdity, all my eye, all my eye and Betty Martin, apple grease, applesauce, bafflegab
Forms of rigamarole
| plural | rigamaroles |
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Questions about rigamarole
- What is rigamarole the alternative form of?
- Rigamarole is the alternative form of rigmarole.
Words near rigamarole in the dictionary
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