Rigmarole (noun)
rig-ma-rowl
A lengthy and complicated procedure, story or statement
Mid 18th century apparently an alteration of ragman roll, originally denoting a legal document recording a list of offences.
Example sentences
“The application process was a right rigmarole!”
“She went off on a rigmarole about all the adventures she’d had.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
