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Definition of Rube Goldberg adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

Rube Goldberg

adjective

NAmE//ˌrub ˈɡoʊldbərɡ//

[only before noun] (humorous)

(of machines and devices) having a very complicated design, especially when used to perform a very simple task; not practical

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