Mumbo Meaning in English

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التعريف

A nonsense word; usually used in the phrase "mumbo jumbo" to refer to language or talk that is meaningless or confusing.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

"Mumbo" is almost always seen in the phrase "mumbo jumbo" (meaning nonsense or confusing talk). Used informally or humorously. Rarely used alone in modern English; when seen alone, often just for playful effect.

• Spanish: mumbo (palabra sin sentido)
• Portuguese (BR): mumbo (palavra sem sentido)
• Portuguese (PT): mumbo (palavra sem sentido)
• Chinese (Simplified): 胡说
• Chinese (Traditional): 胡說
• Hindi: मम्बो (अर्थहीन शब्द)
• Arabic: ممبو (كلام غير مفهوم)
• Bengali: আবল-তাবল - বাজে কথা
• Russian: чепуха - ерунда
• Japanese: でたらめ - ナンセンス
• Vietnamese: nhảm nhí - lảm nhảm
• Korean: 헛소리 - 말도 안 되는 소리
• Turkish: saçmalık - zırva
• Urdu: بکواس - واہیات
• Indonesian: omong kosong - bualan

جمل نموذجية

That's just mumbo, it doesn't make sense.

basic

I don't understand all this legal mumbo.

natural

"Ignore all that science mumbo, just tell me if it works or not!"

natural

Whenever he talks about ghosts, it all sounds like mumbo to me.

natural

The teacher said the instructions were just mumbo.

basic

He didn't believe all that mumbo on the TV show.

basic