[muhm-boh juhm-boh] 
| 1. | meaningless incantation or ritual. |
| 2. | senseless or pretentious language, usually designed to obscure an issue, confuse a listener, or the like. |
| 3. | an object of superstitious awe or reverence. |
| 4. | (initial capital letters ) the guardian of western Sudan villages symbolized by a masked man who combats evil and punishes women for breaches of tribal laws. |
| mum·bo jum·bo or mum·bo-jum·bo (mŭm'bō-jŭm'bō) n. pl. mum·bo jum·bos or mum·bo-jum·bos
[Perhaps of Mandingo origin .] |