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(1):

(n.) Among the Mandingos of the western Sudan, a bugbear by means of which the women are terrified and disciplined by societies of the men, one of whom assumes a masquerade for the purpose; hence, loosely, any Negro idol, fetish, or bugaboo.

(2):

An object of superstitious homage and fear.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mumbo Jumbo'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/mumbo-jumbo.html. 1828.
 
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