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Rube Goldberg

Rube Gold·berg [ rb gṓld bùrg ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
needlessly complex: unnecessarily intricate and complicated

[Mid-20th century. After Reuben "Rube" Goldberg (1883-1970), U.S. cartoonist known for depictions of complex devices performing elementary tasks]
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