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mumbo jumbos

mumbo jumbos is the plural of mumbo jumbo.

Meaning of mumbo jumbo

Noun

mumbo jumbo (countable and uncountable, plural mumbo jumbos)

  1. (historical) 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.1831, Thomas Carlyle, “Symbols”, in Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, 3rd book, page 155
  2. 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.
  3. (broadly) Any confusing or meaningless speech; nonsense, gibberish.
    • Football lingo is mumbo jumbo to me.

Questions about mumbo jumbos

What is mumbo jumbos the plural of?
Mumbo jumbos is the plural of mumbo jumbo.

Words near mumbo jumbos in the dictionary

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

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