mumbo jumbo

• Término informal para referirse a un lenguaje, discurso o actividad que carece de sentido, es confuso o deliberadamente incomprensible; a menudo se usa para describir tonterías, jerga ritual o prácticas supersticiosas.

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.

   galimatías

   • 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.

   jerigonza

   • 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.