Esoteric, formulaic, and often incomprehensible speech relating to the occult

• mumbo jumbo

  1. Unintelligible or incomprehensible language; gibberish.
  2. Language or ritualistic activity intended to confuse.
  3. A complicated or obscure ritual.

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  1. Unintelligible or incomprehensible language; gibberish.
  2. Language or ritualistic activity intended to confuse.
  3. A complicated or obscure ritual.

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• gibberish

  1. Unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing.
  2. Highly technical or esoteric language.
  3. Unnecessarily pretentious or vague language.

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  1. Unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing.
  2. Highly technical or esoteric language.
  3. Unnecessarily pretentious or vague language.

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• abracadabra

  1. A magical charm or incantation having the power to ward off disease or disaster.
  2. Foolish or unintelligible talk.

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  1. A magical charm or incantation having the power to ward off disease or disaster.
  2. Foolish or unintelligible talk.

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Charm

• chant

  1. A series of syllables or words that are sung on or intoned to the same note or a limited range of notes.
  2. A canticle or prayer sung or intoned in this manner.
  3. A monotonous rhythmic call or shout, as of a slogan:

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  1. A series of syllables or words that are sung on or intoned to the same note or a limited range of notes.
  2. A canticle or prayer sung or intoned in this manner.
  3. A monotonous rhythmic call or shout, as of a slogan:

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• spell

  1. To name or write in order the letters constituting (a word).
  2. To constitute the letters of (a word):
  3. To add up to; signify:

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  1. To name or write in order the letters constituting (a word).
  2. To constitute the letters of (a word):
  3. To add up to; signify:

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• incantation

  1. Ritual recitation of verbal charms or spells to produce a magic effect.
  2. A formula used in ritual recitation; a verbal charm or spell.
  3. A conventionalized utterance repeated without thought or aptness; a formula:

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  1. Ritual recitation of verbal charms or spells to produce a magic effect.
  2. A formula used in ritual recitation; a verbal charm or spell.
  3. A conventionalized utterance repeated without thought or aptness; a formula:

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A trick

• flimflam

  1. Nonsense; humbug.
  2. A deception; a swindle.
  3. To swindle; cheat.

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  1. Nonsense; humbug.
  2. A deception; a swindle.
  3. To swindle; cheat.

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• hoax

  1. An act intended to deceive or trick.
  2. Something that has been established or accepted by fraudulent means.
  3. To deceive or cheat by using a hoax.

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  1. An act intended to deceive or trick.
  2. Something that has been established or accepted by fraudulent means.
  3. To deceive or cheat by using a hoax.

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• fraud

  1. A deception practiced in order to induce another to give up possession of property or surrender a right.
  2. A piece of trickery; a trick.
  3. One that defrauds; a cheat.

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  1. A deception practiced in order to induce another to give up possession of property or surrender a right.
  2. A piece of trickery; a trick.
  3. One that defrauds; a cheat.

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