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rigamarole

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rig·a·ma·role  (rg-m-rl)
n.
Variant of rigmarole.

rigamarole [ˈrɪgəməˌrəʊl]
n
a variant of rigmarole
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Noun1.rigamarole - a set of confused and meaningless statements
hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning
2.rigamarole - a long and complicated and confusing procedure; "all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time"
procedure, process - a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"


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A peasant called Dushkin, who keeps a dram-shop facing the house, brought to the police office a jeweller's case containing some gold ear-rings, and told a long rigamarole.
 
 
 
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