Translations for „mumbo“ in the English » German Dictionary

mum·bo jum·bo [ˌmʌmbəʊˈʤʌmbəʊ, Am ˌmʌmboʊˈʤʌmboʊ] N no pl inf

mumbo jumbo

Hokuspokus m inf

mumbo jumbo

Quatsch m inf

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English

They are very fond of high-sounding phrases which are vaguely impressive but mean nothing, no doubt a by-product of all the self-help mumbo-jumbo they peddle.

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They, of course, support the search for "meaningful solutions", and "independent thinkers", not "moralising mumbo-jumbo".

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