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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… … Wikipedia
Mumbo Jumbo — Daten Standort Flamingo Land Theme Park Zoo (Malton, North Yorkshire, UK) T … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mumbo Jumbo — Mum bo Jum bo, n. [Perh. fr. the native name of an African god.] 1. Among the Mandingos of the western Sudan, a bugbear by means of which the women are terrified and disciplined by societies of the men, one of whom assumes a masquerade for the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mumbo-jumbo — ► NOUN informal ▪ language or ritual causing or intended to cause confusion or bewilderment. ORIGIN from Mumbo Jumbo, the supposed name of an African idol … English terms dictionary
mumbo jumbo — [mum′bō jum′bō] n. [of Afr orig.: meaning, form, & dialect uncert.] 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. a) any idol or fetish b) any… … English World dictionary
mumbo jumbo — [[t]mʌ̱mboʊ ʤʌ̱mboʊ[/t]] also mumbo jumbo N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If you describe ideas or words, especially religious or technical ones, as mumbo jumbo, you mean that they are nonsense. [INFORMAL] It s all full of psychoanalytic mumbo jumbo … English dictionary
mumbo jumbo — noun /mʌmbəʊˈdʒʌmbəʊ/ a) A deity or other supernatural being said to have been worshipped by certain West African peoples; an idol. Rev. Quacks healing services are little more than mumbo jumbo. b) Any object of superstition; religious words… … Wiktionary
mumbo-jumbo — mum|bo jum|bo [ˌmʌmbəu ˈdʒʌmbəu US bou ˈdʒʌmbou] n [U] informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Mumbo Jumbo name of a supposed African god] technical language that is difficult to understand and seems to have no sense ▪ a bunch of legal mumbo jumbo … Dictionary of contemporary English
mumbo jumbo — noun Etymology: Mumbo Jumbo, a masked figure among Mandingo peoples of western Africa Date: 1738 1. an object of superstitious homage and fear 2. a. a complicated often ritualistic observance with elaborate trappings b. complicated activity or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
mumbo jumbo — Synonyms and related words: Mumbo Jumbo, abracadabra, absurdity, amorphousness, amphigory, amulet, anagoge, anagogics, anthroposophy, argot, babble, babblement, balderdash, bibble babble, blabber, blather, bogey, bogeyman, boggart, bogle, bombast … Moby Thesaurus
