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Rube Goldberg
Rube Gold·berg / ˈgōldˌbərg/ • adj. unnecessarily or comically complex in design. ORIGIN: an allusion to the humorously complicated, impracticable, or ingenious devices dreamed up and illustrated by U.S. artist Reuben (‘Rube’) Lucius Goldberg (1883–1970). |
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"Rube Goldberg." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Rube Goldberg." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rubegoldberg.html "Rube Goldberg." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rubegoldberg.html |
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Rube Goldberg
Rube Goldberg designating a device that is unnecessarily complicated, impracticable, or ingenious, from the name of Reuben (‘ Rube’) Lucius Goldberg (1883–1970), US humorous artist, whose illustrations often depicted such devices.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Rube Goldberg." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Rube Goldberg." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-RubeGoldberg.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Rube Goldberg." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-RubeGoldberg.html |
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