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Rube Goldberg
–noun
| 1. | having a fantastically complicated, improvised appearance: a Rube Goldberg arrangement of flasks and test tubes. |
| 2. | deviously complex and impractical: a Rube Goldberg scheme for reducing taxes. |
Gold⋅berg
[gohld-burg] 
–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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| Rube Goldberg (rōōb') adj. Of, relating to, or being a contrivance that brings about by complicated means what apparently could have been accomplished simply. [After Reuben Lucius ("Rube") Goldberg (1883-1970), American cartoonist noted for his intricate diagrams of such contrivances.] |
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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).
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