rigmarole, rigamarole
(noun) a long and complicated and confusing procedure; “all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time”
rigmarole, rigamarole
(noun) a set of confused and meaningless statements
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rigmarole (countable and uncountable, plural rigmaroles)
A long and complicated procedure that seems tiresome or pointless.
Nonsense; confused and incoherent talk.
rigmarole
Prolix; tedious.
Source: Wiktionary
Rig"ma*role, n. Etym: [For ragman roll. See Ragman's roll.]
Definition: A succession of confused or nonsencial statements; foolish talk; nonsense. [Colloq.] Often one's dear friend talks something which one scruples to call rigmarole. De Quincey.
Rig"ma*role, a.
Definition: Consisting of rigmarole; frovolous; nonsensical; foolish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 January 2025
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
