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jumbo jet(dictionary)
jumbo(dictionary)
Jumbo loan(finance)
Jumbo loan(money)
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mumbo-jumbo (iou)



mumbo-jumbo noun. In sense 1 Mumbo Jumbo. Pl. -os. M18.
[Perh. from Mande mama dyumbo.]
(A representation of) a grotesque idol said to have been worshipped by certain W. African peoples. M18.
transf.
a. An object of unintelligent veneration. M19.
b. Obscure or meaningless talk or writing; nonsense; meaningless or ignorant ritual. L19.
mumbo-jumboism noun worship of a mumbo jumbo L19.