mumbo jumbo

Definition of Mumbo Jumbo in English :

1. mumbo jumbo

language or ritual causing, or intending to cause, confusion

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mumbo Jumbo

nounWord forms: plural mumbo jumbos

1.

foolish religious reverence, ritual, or incantation

2.

meaningless or unnecessarily complicated language

3.

an object of superstitious awe or reverence

1. [M- J-]

among certain West African tribes, an idol or god believed to protect the people from evil and terrorize the women into subjection

2.

a.

any idol or fetish

b.

any object of fear or dread

3.

meaningless ritual

4.

gibberish

n. pl. mum·bo jum·bos or mum·bo-jum·bos

1. Unintelligible or incomprehensible language; gibberish.

2. Language or ritualistic activity intended to confuse.

3. A complicated or obscure ritual.

4. An object believed to have supernatural powers; a fetish.