# Rube Goldberg machine

> English word · Noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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