mumbo jumbo

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A deity or other supernatural being said to have been worshipped by certain West African peoples; an idol.

   “So likewise a day comes when the Runic Thor, with his Eddas, must withdraw into dimness; and many an African Mumbo-Jumbo and Indian Pawpaw be utterly abolished.”

2. isim Any object of superstition; religious words and/or actions which are seen as superstitious or fraudulent.

   “Rev. Quack's healing services are little more than mumbo jumbo.”

3. isim Any confusing or meaningless speech; nonsense, gibberish.

   “Football lingo is mumbo jumbo to me.”