Definition of mumbo jumbo
mumbo jumbo 
noun
- speech one doesn't understand - usually jargon specific to a particular field.
The doctor was just talking a lot of medical mumbo jumbo.
Citation from Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002 film) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: hard, confusing, difficult, a problem.
- See more words with the same meaning: nonsense, lies.
Last edited on Jun 07 2011. Submitted by Tom from Superior, WI, USA on Apr 04 1998.
- nonsense.
- See more words with the same meaning: nonsense, lies.
Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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| Definitions include: "done". | |
| Definitions include: confused, problematic, troublesome. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "shit hits the fan". | |
| Definitions include: Past tense of "screw". | |
| Definitions include: something that has many difficult issues. | |
| Definitions include: probably. | |
| Definitions include: a problem that, in reality, demonstrates one's good fortune. | |
| Definitions include: a metaphorical place suggesting a difficult situation or period of time. | |
| Definitions include: Alternate spelling of donezo. | |
| Definitions include: someone or something who will die soon. | |
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| Definitions include: "impossible". | |
| Definitions include: to greatly confuse a person. | |
| Definitions include: a masculine homosexual male. | |
Other terms relating to 'nonsense, lies': | |
| Definitions include: "full of nonsense." | |
| Definitions include: nonsense that, on the surface, appears legitimate. | |
| Definitions include: nonsense, lies; "bullshit". | |
| Definitions include: nonsense, lies; "bullshit". | |
| Definitions include: nonsense. | |
| Definitions include: to say. | |
| Definitions include: a period of time. | |
| Definitions include: nonsense. | |
| Definitions include: displeasing; of poor quality; "uncool". | |
| Definitions include: censored version of "bullshit". | |
| Definitions include: to anger. | |
| Definitions include: a metaphorical disease where one speaks at length about something one knows nothing about. | |
| Definitions include: spelling variant of malarkey. | |
| Definitions include: nonsense. | |
| Definitions include: nonsense. | |
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| Definitions include: a "retirement community," (a place where old people go to live.) Possible etymology: raisins are wrinkled. | |
| Definitions include: an "organization chart." | |
| Definitions include: to kiss with an open mouth, usually placing one's tongue in the other person's mouth. | |
| Definitions include: spelling variant of grats, which is a shorter form of "congrats", which is a shorter form of "congratulations". | |
| Definitions include: with very little time remaining. | |
| Definitions include: to defeat or degrade a person or a thing or to be defeated or degraded by a person or a thing. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex, usually on the giving end. | |
| Definitions include: overly formal; "boring". | |
| Definitions include: to chastise. | |
| Definitions include: penis. |
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