rigmarole

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 21, 2026 is: rigmarole \RIG-uh-muh-rol\ noun Rigmarole refers to a long, complicated, and annoying process, description, etc. // We went through the rigmarole of installing, registering, and activating the software before we found out it wouldn’t work. See the entry > Examples: “Over the last 10 years or so, I’ve had an on-again, off-again…