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mumbo-jumbery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mum-bo-jum-bery
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of mumbo jumbo.

Uncountable

Etymology

From mumbo jumbo + -ery.

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Usage

Questions

What does mumbo-jumbery mean?
The use of mumbo jumbo.
Where does mumbo-jumbery come from?
From mumbo jumbo + -ery.

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