Mbogo, Dr. Fred: /*m-boh'goh, Dok'tr Fred/ [Stanford] N.

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:Mbogo, Dr. Fred: /*m-boh'goh, dok'tr fred/ [Stanford] n. The
archetypal man you don't want to see about a problem, esp. an
incompetent professional; a shyster. "Do you know a good eye
doctor?" "Sure, try Mbogo Eye Care and Professional Dry
Cleaning." The name comes from synergy between {bogus} and the
original Dr. Mbogo, a witch doctor who was Gomez Addams' physician
on the old "Addams Family" TV show. Compare {Bloggs Family,
the}, see also {fred}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary

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