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mumbo jumbo
mum·bo jum·bo or mum·bo-jum·bo (mŭm′bō-jŭm′bō)n. pl. mum·bo jum·bos or mum·bo-jum·bos 1. Unintelligible or incomprehensible language; gibberish.2. Language or ritualistic activity intended to confuse.3. A complicated or obscure ritual.4. An object believed to have supernatural powers; a fetish.
[From Mumbo-Jumbo, masked dancer described in 18th-century European accounts of the Mandinka, probably from Mandinka maamajomboo, masked dancer with prophetic powers : maama, term of address for a masked dancer + jomboo, ceremony of opening or first use.]mumbo jumbo (ˈmʌmbəʊ) n, pl mumbo jumbos1. (Alternative Belief Systems) foolish religious reverence, ritual, or incantation2. (Linguistics) meaningless or unnecessarily complicated language3. (Alternative Belief Systems) an object of superstitious awe or reverence[C18: probably from Mandingo mama dyumbo, name of a tribal god]mum•bo jum•bo (ˈmʌm boʊ ˈdʒʌm boʊ)
n., pl. mumbo jum•bos. 1. meaningless incantation or ritual. 2. senseless or pretentious language, usu. designed to obscure or confuse. 3. an object of superstitious awe or reverence. [1738; first used in reference to a masked figure among the Malinke of West Africa] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | mumbo jumbo - language or ritual causing, or intending to cause, confusiongibber, gibberish - unintelligible talking |
mumbo jumbonoun1. gibberish, nonsense, jargon, humbug, cant, Greek (informal), claptrap (informal), gobbledegook (informal), rigmarole, double talk It's all full of psychoanalytic mumbo jumbo.2. superstition, magic, ritual, hocus-pocus He dabbled in all sorts of mumbo jumbo.mumbo jumbonoun1. Unintelligible or nonsensical talk or language:abracadabra, double talk, gibberish, gobbledygook, jabberwocky.2. Esoteric, formulaic, and often incomprehensible speech relating to the occult:abracadabra, gibberish, hocus-pocus.Translationsmumbo jumbo
mumbo jumboSpeech or writing that is nonsensical, overly complicated, or full of confusing jargon, to the point of being incomprehensible or unintelligible. Primarily heard in UK. Look, just skip the legal mumbo jumbo and tell me how much I'll be inheriting. My wife goes to this healer who just chants mumbo jumbo for half an hour. I think he's a con artist, but she swears that it helps her back pain.mumbo jumbo
Synonyms for mumbo jumbonoun gibberishSynonyms- gibberish
- nonsense
- jargon
- humbug
- cant
- Greek
- claptrap
- gobbledegook
- rigmarole
- double talk
noun superstitionSynonyms- superstition
- magic
- ritual
- hocus-pocus
Synonyms for mumbo jumbonoun unintelligible or nonsensical talk or languageSynonyms- abracadabra
- double talk
- gibberish
- gobbledygook
- jabberwocky
noun esoteric, formulaic, and often incomprehensible speech relating to the occultSynonyms- abracadabra
- gibberish
- hocus-pocus
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