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View usage for: (mʌmboʊ dʒʌmboʊ) also mumbo-jumbo uncountable nounIf you describe ideas or words, especially religious or technical ones, as mumbo jumbo, you mean that they are nonsense. [informal, disapproval] It's all full of psychoanalytic mumbo-jumbo. Synonyms: gibberish, nonsense, jargon, humbug More Synonyms of mumbo jumbo More Synonyms of mumbo jumbo mumbo jumbo in British English (ˈmʌmbəʊ) nounWord forms: plural mumbo jumbos1. foolish religious reverence, ritual, or incantation 2. meaningless or unnecessarily complicated language 3. an object of superstitious awe or reverence Word origin C18: probably from Mandingo mama dyumbo, name of a tribal god mumbo jumbo in American English (ˈmʌmboʊ ˈdʒʌmboʊ) 1. [M- J-] among certain West African tribes, an idol or god believed to protect the people from evil and terrorize the women into subjection 2. b. any object of fear or dread Word origin of Afr orig.: meaning, form, & dialect uncert. Examples of 'mumbo jumbo' in a sentencemumbo jumbo Definition meaningless language It's all full of psychoanalytic mumbo jumbo. Synonyms jargon cant Greek (informal) double talk Definition foolish religious ritual or incantation We dabbled in all sorts of mumbo jumbo. Synonyms superstition ritual hocus-pocus Additional synonymsDefinition foolish or pretentious talk He talks a lot of pretentious claptrap. Synonyms nonsense, rubbish, rot (informal), crap (slang), garbage (informal), trash, bunk (informal), bullshit (taboo, slang), balls (taboo, slang), bull (slang), shit (taboo, slang), hot air (informal), tosh (slang, British), flannel (British, informal), pap, cobblers (British, taboo, slang), bilge (informal), humbug, drivel, malarkey, twaddle, tripe (informal), affectation, guff (slang), blarney, bombast, moonshine, fabrication, insincerity, hogwash (informal), hokum (slang, US, Canadian), bizzo (Australian, slang), bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang), piffle (informal), poppycock (informal), bosh (informal), eyewash (informal), tommyrot, horsefeathers (US, slang), rodomontade (literary), bunkum or buncombe Definition pretentious or unintelligible language When he asked questions, all he got back was bureaucratic gobbledegook. Synonyms nonsense, jargon, babble, cant, twaddle, gibberish, mumbo jumbo, jabber, gabble, rigmarole, malarkey, double talk, Greek (informal), officialese, hocus-pocus, bizzo (Australian, slang), bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang) Definition something said or done in order to confuse or trick someone Synonyms mumbo jumbo, Greek (informal), nonsense, malarkey, jargon, cant, gibberish, gobbledegook (informal), hokum (slang, US, Canadian), rigmarole, abracadabraNearby words ofmumbo jumbo - mum
- mum's the word
- mumble
- mumbo jumbo
- mumsy
- munch
- mundane
Additional synonymsDefinition a speech or piece of writing that is obviously untrue, dishonest, or nonsense She argued that the law on this matter was hypocritical humbug. Synonyms nonsense, rubbish, trash, hypocrisy, cant, gammon, malarkey (British, informal), baloney (informal), claptrap (informal), quackery, eyewash (informal), charlatanry Definition tricks done to entertain His secret hobby: performing magic. Synonyms conjuring, illusion, trickery, sleight of hand, smoke and mirrors, hocus-pocus, jiggery-pokery (informal, British), legerdemain, prestidigitation, jugglery Definition something that has or makes no sense Most orthodox doctors, however, dismiss this theory as complete nonsense. Synonyms rubbish, hot air (informal), waffle (informal, British), twaddle, balls (taboo, slang), bull (slang), shit (taboo, slang), pants (slang, old-fashioned), rot (old-fashioned), crap (slang), garbage (informal), trash, bunk (informal), bullshit (taboo, slang), tosh (slang, British), bollocks (British, taboo, slang), rhubarb, pap, cobblers (British, taboo, slang), foolishness, bilge (informal), drivel, tripe (informal), gibberish, guff (slang), bombast, moonshine, claptrap (old-fashioned), hogwash, hokum (slang, US, Canadian), blather, double Dutch (British, informal), piffle (old-fashioned), poppycock (old-fashioned), balderdash (old-fashioned), bosh (informal), eyewash (informal), stuff and nonsense (old-fashioned), tommyrot (old-fashioned), horsefeathers (US, slang), bunkum or buncombe, bizzo (Australian, slang), bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang) Definition a set of incoherent or pointless statements He gave me some rigmarole about the train being late. Synonyms twaddle, story, saga, trash, jargon, yarn (informal), gibberish, spiel (informal), balderdash |