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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Rigmarole

Rig'ma-rōle, n.

noun

n. [See RAGMAN'S-ROLL.] A succession of confused or nonsensical statements; foolish talk; nonsense. [Colloq.]

Often one's dear friend talks something which one scruples to call rigmarole. De Quincey.

Rig'ma-rōle, a.

adjective

a. Consisting of rigmarole; frivolous; nonsensical; foolish.