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mumbo-jumbery

mumbo-jumbery noun: the use of mumbo jumbo.

Noun

mumbo-jumbery (uncountable)

  1. The use of mumbo jumbo.

Origin of mumbo-jumbery

From mumbo jumbo + -ery.

Questions about mumbo-jumbery

What does mumbo-jumbery mean?
Mumbo-jumbery means the use of mumbo jumbo.
What part of speech is mumbo-jumbery?
Mumbo-jumbery is a noun.

Words near mumbo-jumbery in the dictionary

  1. mumbly joes
  2. mumbly-peg
  3. mumbo jumbo
  4. mumbo jumbos
  5. mumbo sauce
  6. mumbo-jumbery
  7. mumbo-jumbo
  8. mumbo-jumbos
  9. Mumbulla Mountain
  10. Mumby
  11. Mumbys

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