RUBE GOLDBERG

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970)

Synonyms:

Goldberg; Reuben Lucius Goldberg; Rube Goldberg

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

cartoonist (a person who draws cartoons)

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