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Rube Goldberg
noun
1.
having a fantastically complicated, improvised appearance: a Rube Goldberg arrangement of flasks and test tubes.
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deviously complex and impractical: a Rube Goldberg scheme for reducing taxes.
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noun
1.
Arthur Joseph, 1908–90, U.S. jurist, statesman, and diplomat: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1962–65; ambassador to the U.N. 1965–68.
2.
Reuben Lucius (“Rube”), 1883–1970, U.S. cartoonist, whose work often depicts deviously complex and impractical inventions.
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Word Origin & History
Rube Goldberg
1940, from the U.S. cartoonist Reuben Lucius Goldberg (1883-1970) who devised fantastically complex gadgetry to accomplish simple tasks. His British counterpart was Heath Robinson (1872-1944).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Rube Goldberg
American cartoonist who satirized the American preoccupation with technology. His name became synonymous with any simple process made outlandishly complicated.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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