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   rigmarole

   /ˈrɪɡmərəʊl/

   noun

   • 1. a lengthy and complicated procedure: "he went through the rigmarole of securing the front door" Similar lengthy processfussfuss and botherbothercommotiontroublefolderoladopotherinformal:palaversong and danceperformanceto-docarry-oncarrying-onkerfufflehoo-hahullabalooballyhoobusinesspantomimehasslehooplabobsy-die
   • ▪ a long, rambling story or statement: "she went into a long rigmarole about the different jobs she'd had" Similar lengthy story/explanationsagayarnrecitationburbleburblingmaunderingshaggy-dog storyinformal:spielbanging onpalaver

   Word Origin mid 18th century: apparently an alteration of ragman roll, originally denoting a legal document recording a list of offences.

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