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
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
