Rube Goldberg
adjective
Rube Gold·berg
| \ ˈrüb-ˈgōl(d)-ˌbərg
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or less commonly Rube Goldbergian \ ˈrüb-ˈgōl(d)-ˌbər-gē-ən
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Definition of Rube Goldberg
: accomplishing by complex means what seemingly could be done simply
a kind of Rube Goldberg contraption … with five hundred moving parts— L. T. Grant
also
: characterized by such complex means
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Rube Goldberg
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of Rube Goldberg
US
: doing something simple in a very complicated way that is not necessary
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