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Definition Rube Goldberg in American English

Rube Goldberg adjective

adjective
/ˌrub ˈɡoʊldˌbɜrɡ/
1

a Rube Goldberg machine or system appears funny because it provides an extremely complicated way of doing something simple

Definition Rube Goldberg in American English