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
He was speaking his usual mumbo jumbo about hardcore software-writing and “the code stack” — but, in essence, he was right.
From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2023
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
“You told me that my father was alive. Now you’re giving me some New Age mumbo jumbo about him living in me.”
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
