mumbo jumbo

• Terme informel désignant un langage, un discours ou une activité qui semble dénué de sens, confus ou volontairement obscur ; souvent employé pour qualifier des paroles absurdes, un jargon rituel ou des pratiques superstitieuses.

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.

   charabia incompréhensible

   • 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.

   mumbo jumbo

   • 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.