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mum·bo jum·bo
/ˌmʌmboˈʤʌm(ˌ)bo/
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Mum·bo Jum·bo
n.
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
purpose
;
hence
,
loosely
,
any
Negro
idol
,
fetish
,
or
bugaboo
.
The
miserable
Mumbo Jumbo
they
paraded
.
--
Dickens
.
2.
An
object
of
superstitious
homage
and
fear
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
mumbo
jumbo
n
1:
language
that
is
unnecessarily
difficult
to
understand
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
"
[
syn
:
hugger-mugger
]
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