Mumbo jumbo In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "mumbo jumbo", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Katie Anh calendar 2022-08-26 06:08

Meaning of Mumbo jumbo

Mumbo jumbo negative spoken language slang

Used to refer to speech or writing that is nonsensical or overly complicated, consequently incomprehensible.

Please, drop the legal mumbo jumbo and tell me whether I could win this case.

I think that healer is just a con artist. He keeps chanting mumbo jumbo for an hour.

Stop that mumbo jumbo and tell me what you really want.

To a layman like me, those science documents are just mumbo jumbo.

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