mumbo jumbo
Example Sentences
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“I was very disappointed to see that we sent you a formal legal document filled with legal mumbo jumbo as the next step,” he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Instead, they’re saying, ‘Oh, we’re not recommending testing—hand-wave gesture mumbo jumbo science. … Oh, but you can test if you want to.’
From Slate • Mar. 21, 2022
Boris Johnson told broadcasters this was the first time he was speaking out against anti-vax campaigners who were "putting out mumbo jumbo" and "spouting complete nonsense" about vaccines.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2022
A growing field of study known broadly as ecopsychology suggests that the health benefits of time outdoors are more than just New Age mumbo jumbo.
From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2022
For biologists, it may have seemed like absolute mumbo jumbo.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
