rigamarole

A noun referring to a long, complicated, and confusing process or set of procedures, or a series of confused and meaningless statements.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее длинный, сложный и запутанный процесс или набор процедур, либо серию сбивчивых и бессмысленных утверждений.

1. Confused or meaningless talk B2 informal american

   A set of confused, rambling, or meaningless statements or words.

   • He gave me some rigamarole about why he was late.
   • I didn't understand a word of his rigamarole.
   • Stop all that rigamarole and tell me the truth.

   🇷🇺Бессмыслица

   Синонимы: babblebalderdashblatherclaptrapdrivelgibberishgobbledygookhokummumbo jumbononsensepalaverprattletommyrottwaddle

2. Complicated procedure B2 informal american

   A long, complicated, and confusing process or set of instructions.

   • I had to go through all the rigamarole of filling out forms.
   • The visa application was a complete rigamarole.
   • We don't need all that rigamarole just to get a simple permit.

   🇷🇺Бюрократическая волокита

   Синонимы: bureaucracybusinesscarry onhooplamumbo jumbononsenseperformanceprocedureprocessproductionred taperoutinesong and dance

• rigamaroles plural form
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• rigamarole's possessive singular form