Meaning Of The Word Mumbo jumbo

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Mumbo jumbo? Find Mumbo jumbo meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Mumbo jumbo Meaning

Mumbo jumbo Definition
Mumbo jumbo Definition

What's The Definition Of Mumbo jumbo?

mumbo jumbo
uncountable noun: If you describe ideas or words, especially religious or technical ones, as mumbo jumbo, you mean that they are nonsense.

mumbo jumbo in American English
among certain West African tribes, an idol or god believed to protect the people from evil and terrorize the women into subjection
noun: meaningless incantation or ritual

mumbo jumbo in British English
noun: foolish religious reverence, ritual, or incantation

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Curate's-eggish ‐ adjective:…
  • See stars ‐ to experience the sensation of lights brightly…
  • Dissimulation ‐ noun: the act of dissimulating; feigning…
  • Use up ‐ to consume entirely; to finish (a supply); consume…
  • Double tide ‐ noun
  • Inwove ‐ past tense of verb; verb: to weave together into…
  • Cellulate ‐ adjective; transitive verb: to form…
  • Atherogenic ‐ adjective: capable of producing atheromatous plaques…
  • Guardi ‐ noun: Francesco (franˈtʃesko ). 1712–93, Venetian…
  • Non troppo ‐ not too much; moderately (Ex.: adagio ma non troppo…