mumbo jumbo

• Umgangssprachlicher Ausdruck für unverständliches Gerede, sinnloses Geschwätz oder absichtlich unklare, oft rituelle oder abergläubische Sprache. Bezeichnet auch verworrene oder inhaltsleere Aktivitäten und Vorgänge.

An informal term for language or activity that is meaningless, confusing, or deliberately obscure; often used to describe nonsense, ritualistic jargon, or superstitious practices.

1. Nonsense or confusing languageB2informal

   Language or speech that is meaningless, confusing, or intended to impress or deceive.

   Unsinn

   • He was talking a lot of mumbo jumbo about quantum physics.
   • Don't listen to that mumbo jumbo; it's just marketing hype.
   • The contract was full of legal mumbo jumbo that nobody understood.

2. Ritualistic or superstitious activityB2informal

   Actions or rituals that are considered meaningless or superstitious.

   Sinnloser Ritualismus

   • They performed some mumbo jumbo before the game for good luck.
   • I don't believe in all that mumbo jumbo about crystals and healing.
   • The ceremony seemed like a lot of mumbo jumbo to me.