An annoying series of seemingly unnecessary steps that causes a commotion and results in confusion, irritation and resentment by the people who inevitably have to do all the extra work to fix something they didn't break.

After all the rigamarole Sally caused by changing her tax status and then 10 other people followed suit, we have to re-enter all the timesheets which means payroll will be late! This has never happened before, I'll have to call the bank and investigate our options, it's already after 4:30, somebody better still be there...this is going to wreck my date tonight, if I'm going to be that late, I might as well not go at all...Sally is SUCH a bitch!"

rigamarole by Petra777 January 12, 2008

Related Words

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rigamaroo

Giving someone the run around. Not being straight and to the point.

"I talked to John today about the project and he just gave me the rigamaroo!"

rigamaroo by Tsalagi April 16, 2004

rigamaro

Pronounced: (rig-uh-more-ROH)

The process of putting someone through a bunch of bullshit to get from point A to point B.

Also referred to as hassle, stress, mess, chaos, confusion, aggravating shit, drama, grief.

I had to go through 30 kinds of rigamoro to get her to finally tell me what the hell she wanted to say.

I'm tired of going to court over this rigamaro.

This is some fucked up ass rigamoro you got me dealin' with..

rigamaro by Kewlaudia September 30, 2011

rigamarole

A whole scenario, an outcome, giving it all, etc. Used to group an outcome or other logical conclusion or grouping into one word.

I was going to install a larger engine in my car, but did not want to have to deal with the whole rigamarole.

They took that play to broadway, with dancers, signers, and the whole rigamarole.

rigamarole by TwinReverb August 10, 2006

rigamaro

nonsense,bullshit, of non importance

rigamaro by ROXWORLD October 25, 2003

rigamaroo

A word which describes sillyness, and outlandish ideas. Also a word which has close relation to rubbis], and malarky except this word usually has a positive connotation.

1) (Mr. Ramirez) Who said that plants are aliens? Well that is just a load of rigamaroo.
2)He's full of rigamaroo

rigamaroo by topha June 16, 2006

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026

city chicken

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.

Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?

city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006

Word of the Day on September 17, 2026