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Mumbo Jumbo is a West African word often cited by historians and etymologists as deriving from the Mandinka word "Maamajomboo", which refers to a masked male dancer who takes part in religious ceremonies. [1] In the 18th century Mumbo Jumbo referred to a West African god.
In the Anthony Newley–Leslie Bricusse 1961 musical Stop the World – I Want to Get Off, the main character, Littlechap, is campaigning for elected office as a member of the Opportunist Party and makes speeches, all of which start with "Mumbo Jumbo". The initial lyrics, which are constantly revised, start with: "Mumbo Jumbo, rhubarb rhubarb ...
Jumbo (December 25, 1860 – September 15, 1885), also known as Jumbo the Elephant and Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan. Jumbo was exported to Jardin des Plantes , a zoo in Paris , and then transferred in 1865 to London Zoo in England.
“Mumbo Jumbo” is supported by The Danish Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Den Vestdanske Filmpulje and Nordisk Film Distribution, DR. The project is scheduled for a local release in ...
Anti-vaccine campaigners who spread “mumbo jumbo” on social media are “completely wrong”, Boris Johnson has said, as figures show that more than a fifth of adults in some parts of England ...
Joining Mon*Star in his villainy is an intergalactic mob consisting of Yes-Man, Buzz-Saw, Mumbo-Jumbo, Windhammer, Mo-Lec-U-Lar, Poker-Face, Hardware, and "the musical madness of" Melodia. Quicksilver (formerly Jonathan Quick) leads the SilverHawks, with his metal bird companion Tally-Hawk at his side.
Mumbo Jumbo, Fixit: 2 episodes [1] 2003: Home Movies: Additional voices: Episode: "Coffins and Cradles" [20] My Life as a Teenage Robot: Various characters [1] Duck Dodgers [1] 2003 –06: Xiaolin Showdown: Raimundo Pedrosa, Hannibal Roy Bean, Grand Master Dashi, Vlad, Blind Old Swordsman, Evil Squirrel, Klofange [1] [21] 2003 –04: Crank ...
At times he used a mumbo jumbo nonsensical language, appeared around others in only his underpants and referred to Kodash as Satan. Kodash found the behavior to be a tolerable annoyance.