rigmarole
noun [U] disapproving (US also rigamarole) /ˈrɪɡ.mə.rəʊl/
/-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
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- a pain (in the neck) idiom
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