nonsense, silliness; silly religious ritual
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Mumbo jumbo Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
An object of superstitious homage and fear.
Meaning
Nonsense.
Origin
From Mama Dyanbo - a Mandingo god.
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Origin
From Mama Dyanbo - a Mandingo god.
Noun
1. language that is unnecessarily difficult to understand
(hypernym) gibberish, gibber
2. a state of confusion; ritual accompanied by complicated and purposeless activity that obscures and confuses; "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance"
(synonym) hugger-mugger
(hypernym) confusion
Mumbo jumbo Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Mumbo Jumbo may refer to:
- Mumbo jumbo (phrase), an English phrase for a meaningless ritual or nonsense
- Mumbo Jumbo (rollercoaster), a rollercoaster at Flamingo Land Resort, UK
- Mumbo Jumbo (Banjo-Kazooie), a video-game character
- Mumbo Jumbo, a song by Foghat
- Mumbo Jumbo (novel), a novel by Ishmael Reed
- MumboJumbo, a video game developer and publisher
- A place in India
- A religion in Italy
- Mumbo Jumbo Italys Soccer team
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