Rigamarole (Noun)
Meaning 1
A long and complicated and confusing procedure; "all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
A set of confused and meaningless statements.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The politician's speech was a rigamarole of empty promises and vague statements that left the audience confused.
- The professor's explanation of the complex theory was a rigamarole of jargon and technical terms that few students could understand.
- The instructions for assembling the furniture were a rigamarole of confusing diagrams and unclear directions that led to frustration.
- The company's mission statement was a rigamarole of corporate buzzwords and clichés that didn't convey any real meaning.
- The astrologer's prediction was a rigamarole of vague statements and ambiguous phrases that could be interpreted in any way.