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.”
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