Idiom of the day :- Mumbo-jumbo

Idiom of the day :- Mumbo-jumbo

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Language, ideas, beliefs which are either too complicated and difficult to understand or nonsensical A : I met a scientist last week who explained Einstein’s ‘Theory of Relativity’ to me. B : I’ve always been interested in that. What’s it all about then ? A : I don’t know. He talked a lot of mumbo-jumbo about space and time and I didn’t understand a word ! When British merchants visited West Africa in the 18th century, they discovered tribes who worshipped a god called Mama Dyumbo. Because they didn’t believe in the god themselves, the merchants thought that the Africans’ religion was silly and meaningless. They called it mumbo-jumbo ( their pronunciation of Mama Dyumbo ) and the expression became part of the English language.