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mumbo-jumbo
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mumbo-jumbo, n. (pl. -jumbos)
1 meaningless or ignorant ritual.
2 language or action intended to mystify or confuse.
3 an object of senseless veneration.
1 meaningless or ignorant ritual.
2 language or action intended to mystify or confuse.
3 an object of senseless veneration.
Etymology
Mumbo Jumbo, a supposed African idol
THESAURUS
mumbo-jumbo
abracadabra, bilge, blather, blether, bosh, bull, bullshit, bunkum, chant, charm, claptrap, conjuration, crap, double-talk, drivel, eyewash, formula, gibberish, gobbledygook, hocus-pocus, hogwash, hooey, humbug, incantation, jabberwocky, magic, malarkey, moonshine, nonsense, piffle, poppycock, rigamarole, rigmarole, rite, ritual, rot, rubbish, spell
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