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rigmarole

noun [U] disapproving (US also rigamarole)
 
 
/ˈrɪɡ.mə.rəʊl/ US  /-roʊl/

Definition

a long set of actions or words without any real purpose: The customs officials made us go through the (whole) rigmarole of opening up our bags for inspection.InconvenienceNonsense
(Definition of rigmarole noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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