rigmarole UK /ˈɹɪɡməɹəʊl/US /ˈɹɪɡməɹoʊl/noun 2adjective 1forms 1 noun2 •A long and complicated formal procedure.Have you seen all the rigmarole you have to go through at airport security these days? •(old-fashioned) 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. adjective1 •Characterized by rigmarole; prolix; tedious.This is a most rigmarole letter, for after each sentence, I take breath[…] — 1838 formsrigmaroles
