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There is no easy answer to the origin of mumbo jumbo but the earliest references used capital initials as Mumbo Jumbo was said to be an African deity.
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Mumbo Jumbo (phrase) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mumbo Jumbo , or mumbojumbo , is an English phrase or expression that denotes a confusing or meaningless subject. It is often used as humorous expression of criticism of middle-management and civil...
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It’s also suggested that Jumbo got his name from mumbo-jumbo, a word for a West African deity (inappropriate, as it happens, because Jumbo had been captured on the other side of the continent). Oddly, though neatly, mumbo-jumbo is also thought to be the origin of the earlier slang jumbo.
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Its origin is traced to four Sanskrit books called the Vedas-the oldest and most important scriptures of India, ... What do you have to say about that? Just more ayurvedic mumbo jumbo? Do the public a real service and educate yourself about what might compliment your methods of healing (ie. cutting & drugs).
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Mumbo Jumbo is a Latin American Band based in Melbourne. Specialising for Wedding and Corporate Entertainment, Acoustic and Electronic. ... Mumbo-Jumbo is a small Latin American band formed by accomplished musicians, which has been performing successfully at various venues for the last 15 years. The band members are of...
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Wheen cuts a Jonathan Swift-like swathe through the morass of tosh, hogwash, and it could be added, bullshit that threatens to clog our minds.' Peter Lewis, Daily Mail Francis Wheen is the intelligent sceptic's intelligent sceptic, and How Mumbo-Jumbo conquered The World casts a cold eye on fads in government,
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Feb. 13, 2003 ... By John Ruch ... A: Presuming is often a jumbo mistake. The word “jumbo” actually predates the famous circus elephant by at least 35 years.
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