mumbo jumbo

Speech parts

1. mumbo jumbo - Noun

3. mumbo jumbo - Phrase

Meaning

An object of superstitious homage and fear.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

mumbo-jumbo

Synonyms

abracadabra jabber blarney gammon hocus-pocus buncombe babble malarkey nonsense rubbish foolishness gibberish claptrap blabber baloney
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Antonyms

fact reason sense prudence reality intelligence
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Hypernyms

gibberish gibber

Examples

After nine hours of “The Vow,” it’s hard to stomach more mumbo jumbo from him needling producers about “what you’re willing to present as the truth.” Source: Internet

All Our Wrong Todays, manages to respect the reader's intelligence without overwhelming with scientific mumbo-jumbo. Source: Internet

Frankly, those unique curiosities Asmellash exhibited were mumbo jumbo to me then. Source: Internet

Not that you should be surprised by the cliché-riddled dialogue in this tiresome fantasy film - a world of spells, incantations, necromancers and meaningless mumbo-jumbo meant to pass as exotic. Source: Internet

This was seemingly a reference to Prime Minister Johnson’s speech on global trade last month, in which he said the UK government’s policy on food standards would be „governed by science“ and not „mumbo jumbo.“ Source: Internet

Petabytes, mainframes, tier-four data, the cloud; it’s not just technological mumbo-jumbo but the science behind getting your packages delivered on time. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

mumbo jumbo

Close letter words and terms

mumblingly mumbly mumbly joe mumbo sauce mumbo-jumbery mumchance