n. 25B6; noun
the rigmarole of dressing up : FUSS, bother, trouble, folderol, ado, pother; NZ bobsy-die; informal palaver, song and dance, performance, to-do, pantomime, hassle; Brit. informal carry-on.
that rigmarole about the house being haunted : TALE, saga, yarn, shaggy-dog story; informal spiel.