Meaning & use
rigamarole
A lengthy, complicated, and often unnecessary process or set of procedures.
See it in a sentence
Renewing the visa involved a whole rigamarole of forms, stamps, and waiting in line.
I don't want to go through the rigamarole of returning the item without a receipt.
A note on using this word
Rigamarole is an informal spelling variant of rigmarole; both are accepted, though rigmarole is more common in edited writing.
Words with a similar meaning
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