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单词 mumbo-jumboism
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mumbo-jumboismn.

Brit. /ˌmʌmbəʊˈdʒʌmbəʊɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈməmboʊˈdʒəmboʊˌɪz(ə)m/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mumbo-jumbo n., -ism suffix.
Etymology: < mumbo-jumbo n. + -ism suffix.
Worship of a mumbo-jumbo; belief in or use of mumbo-jumbo.
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mumbo-jumboism1883
1883 E. Thring Theory & Pract. Teaching 127 The civilized Mumbo-jumboism which thinks it can award over a whole kingdom the palm of mind.
1896 Science 19 June 886/2 Central African Mumbo-jumboism in fact is one of unchecked romanticism's fruits.
1941 L. MacNeice Poetry of Yeats i. 13 Yeats..tends to think of the poet as priest..[and] has for this reason often been accused of mumbo-jumboism.
1997 Times Union (Albany, N.Y.) (Nexis) 25 Sept. p2 The film's..mix of high-calibre performances with an undiluted dose of Elemental Male mumbo-jumboism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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