rigmarole

 
Pronunciation: /ˈrɪgmərəʊl/

noun

  • a lengthy and complicated procedure: he went through the rigmarole of securing the front door
  • a long, rambling story or statement: she went into a long rigmarole about the different jobs she’d had

Origin:

mid 18th century: apparently an alteration of ragman roll, originally denoting a legal document recording a list of offences