English
Etymology
Probably from Mandinka
Noun
en-noun|-
- religion Religious words and/or actions which are seen as superstitious or fradulent.
#:Rev. Quack's healing services are little more than mumbo jumbo.
- (disparaging, sometimes racist) (proper noun) A not-understood foreign language spoken by a group perceived as belonging to a lower class than the listener, and dismissed as unimportant.
#:There were a bunch of foreigners speaking their Mumbo Jumbo clustered ahead of me at Customs.
- Any confusing or meaningless speech
#:Football lingo is mumbo jumbo to me.
ru:mumbo jumbo
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