Heath Robinson

adjective

British
: doing something simple in a very complicated way that is not necessary : Rube Goldberg
a Heath Robinson contraption/device

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“Heath Robinson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Heath%20Robinson. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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