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All rigmarole synonyms

rig·ma·role
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noun rigmarole

  • hocus — to play a trick on; hoax; cheat.
  • occultism — belief in the existence of secret, mysterious, or supernatural agencies.
  • newspeak — (sometimes initial capital letter) an official or semiofficial style of writing or saying one thing in the guise of its opposite, especially in order to serve a political or ideological cause while pretending to be objective, as in referring to “increased taxation” as “revenue enhancement.”.
  • macaronics — Plural form of macaronic.
  • jive — swing music or early jazz.
  • jazz — music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
  • jargon — a colorless to smoky gem variety of zircon.
  • hocuspocus — Alternative spelling of hocus-pocus.
  • guff — empty or foolish talk; nonsense.
  • amphibiology — The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
  • mummery — the performance of mummers.
  • magic word — Any word that has a magical effect when uttered.
  • macaronic — composed of or characterized by Latin words mixed with vernacular words or non-Latin words given Latin endings.
  • hocus-pocus — a meaningless chant or expression used in conjuring or incantation.
  • amphigory — a piece of nonsensical writing in verse or, less commonly, prose
  • gobbledygook — language characterized by circumlocution and jargon, usually hard to understand: the gobbledegook of government reports.
  • gobbledegook — language characterized by circumlocution and jargon, usually hard to understand: the gobbledegook of government reports.
  • flummery — oatmeal or flour boiled with water until thick.
  • doublespeak — evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
  • double-talk — speech using nonsense syllables along with words in a rapid patter.
  • crap — If you describe something as crap, you think that it is wrong or of very poor quality.
  • cock and bull story — an absurd, improbable story presented as the truth: Don't ask him about his ancestry unless you want to hear a cock-and-bull story.
  • clothesline — A clothesline is a thin rope on which you hang washing so that it can dry.
  • chestnut — A chestnut or chestnut tree is a tall tree with broad leaves.
  • bunkum — If you say that something that has been said or written is bunkum, you mean that you think it is completely untrue or very stupid.
  • bosh — empty or meaningless talk or opinions; nonsense
  • banana — Bananas are long curved fruit with yellow skins.
  • balderdash — If you say that something that has been said or written is balderdash, you think it is completely untrue or very stupid.
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