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单词 mumbo jumbo
释义 mum·bo jum·bo
\ˈməm(ˌ)bōˈjəm(ˌ)bō\ noun
(plural mumbo jumbos)
Etymology: perhaps from Mandingo mama dyumbo, from mama ancestor + dyumbo pompon, wearer of a pompon
1. usually capitalized M&J
 a. : an idol or deity held to have been worshiped by various African peoples
 b. : an object of superstitious homage and fear
2.
 a. : a complicated observance that is often ritualistic and accompanied by elaborate trappings
  < spell woven by the mumbo jumbo of a ritual and the glamour of regalia — C.W.Ferguson >
  < the mumbo jumbo of the … coronation — Victoria Sackville-West >
 b. : complicated and sometimes purposeless activity intended to obscure and confuse
  < the exchange of notes is not mere diplomatic mumbo jumboTime >
  < personal combat is not mumbo jumbo — J.V.Grombach >
3. : language that is unnecessarily involved and difficult to understand : gibberish
 < created a mumbo jumbo beyond … many a lawyer to translate — Stuart Chase >
 < professional mumbo jumbo of much of our scholarly writing — P.G.Hoffman >
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