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MUMBO JUMBO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mumbo jumbo mean?
• MUMBO JUMBO (noun)
The noun MUMBO JUMBO has 1 sense:
1. language or ritual causing, or intending to cause, confusion
Familiarity information: MUMBO JUMBO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Language or ritual causing, or intending to cause, confusion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("mumbo jumbo" is a kind of...):
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