Mumbo Jumbo (phrase)

:For the electronic game see Mumbo Jumbo (game).

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Mumbo Jumbo, or mumbojumbo is an English phrase or expression that denotes a confusing or meaningless subject. It is often used as as humorous expression of criticism of middle-management and civil service non-speak, and of belief in the non-existent (ghosts, religion etc.).

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It's origin is not known, but it may have been coined during the time when Great Britain was colonizing areas of the globe inhabited by native tribes that practiced mysterious and puzzling rituals which were then called "Mumbo Jumbo" in imitation of the inscrutable language and rituals of local native tribes.

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According to the Concise Oxford Dictionary:

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:Mumbo Jumbo is a noun and is the name of a grotesque idol said to have been worshipped by some tribes. In its figurative sense, Mumbo Jumbo is an object of senseless veneration or a meaningless ritual.

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Noun - Idol

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