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Tonight, Ryder finishes his set with a new song called "Mumbo Jumbo", whose chief promise lies in the killer line: "She likes the music in the key of death."
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The Mandingo peoples of the western Sudan were reported around 1740 to have a high priest who protected the villagers called the Mumbo Jumbo, an Englishing of mam-gyo-mbo, supposedly “magician who drives away troubled spirits of ancestors.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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The Mandingo peoples of the western Sudan were reported around 1740 to have a high priest who protected the villagers called the Mumbo Jumbo, an Englishing of mam-gyo-mbo, supposedly “magician who drives away troubled spirits of ancestors.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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The Mandingo peoples of the western Sudan were reported around 1740 to have a high priest who protected the villagers called the Mumbo Jumbo, an Englishing of mam-gyo-mbo, supposedly “magician who drives away troubled spirits of ancestors.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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The Mandingo peoples of the western Sudan were reported around 1740 to have a high priest who protected the villagers called the Mumbo Jumbo, an Englishing of mam-gyo-mbo, supposedly “magician who drives away troubled spirits of ancestors.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Wilfred Bruce was christened "Mumbo," and, although a little older than the rest of the officers, he willingly took a subordinate place, and Pennell, writing of him after the Expedition was finished, said that he withheld his advice when it was not asked for and gave it soundly when it was.
South with Scott Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans 1918
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More Mortgage "Mumbo" Jumbo: Delinquencies Increase
SocketSite™ socketadmin 2010
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To quote a great line from the movie Ninth Gate: Mumbo, jumbo!
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Their new concept album Mumbo Jumbo finds the duo in fine pop ballad and soft rock mode but with an edge.
Jon Chattman: A-Sides With Jon Chattman: Finding 'Love' With Air Supply in NYC Jon Chattman 2011
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Their new concept album Mumbo Jumbo finds the duo in fine pop ballad and soft rock mode but with an edge.
Jon Chattman: A-Sides With Jon Chattman: Finding 'Love' With Air Supply in NYC Jon Chattman 2011
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