mumbo jumbo
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mumbo jumbo
- /mʌmbəʊˈdʒʌmbəʊ/ UK
- /ˌmʌmboʊˈdʒʌmboʊ/ US
Rhymes with -ʌmbəʊ
Where it comes from
Probably from Mandinka maamajomboo (“mask; masked dancer”); or perhaps from /l/-vocalization in the words mumble and jumble.
noun mumbo jumbos · mumbo-jumbo
- A deity or other supernatural being said to have been worshipped by certain West African peoples; an idol. So likewise a day comes when the Runic Thor, with his Eddas, must withdraw into dimness; and many an African Mumbo-Jumbo and Indian Pawpaw be utterly abolished.
- Any object of superstition; religious words and/or actions which are seen as superstitious or fraudulent. Rev. Quack's healing services are little more than mumbo jumbo.
- Any confusing or meaningless speech; nonsense, gibberish. Football lingo is mumbo jumbo to me.
