English Explanatory Dictionary

Rube Goldberg machine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A comical, overcomplicated machine which performs a simple task.
  2. Anything that is overly complicated.

Word forms

Rube Goldberg machine Rube Goldberg machines

Etymology

Named for Rube Goldberg, an American cartoonist, who drew many such machines.

Synonyms

Heath Robinson
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