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Definition Rube Goldberg machine in American English

Rube Goldberg machine noun

noun
1

a machine that is intentionally designed to perform a simple task in an indirect and overcomplicated fashion

Example

Today, Rube's work lives on in the form of annual Rube Goldberg machine contests.

Definition Rube Goldberg machine in American English