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Definition of Mumbo jumbo
1. Noun. Language or ritual causing, or intending to cause, confusion.
Definition of Mumbo jumbo
1. n. Among the Mandingos of the western Sudan, a bugbear by means of which the women are terrified and disciplined by societies of the men, one of whom assumes a masquerade for the purpose; hence, loosely, any Negro idol, fetish, or bugaboo.
Medical Definition of Mumbo jumbo
1. An object of superstitious homage and fear. "The miserable Mumbo Jumbo they paraded." (Dickens) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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