mbogo, dr. fred

1 definition found

mbogo, dr. fred - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Mbogo, Dr. Fred
  
     /*m-boh'goh, dok'tr fred/ [Stanford] The archetypal man you
     don't want to see about a problem, especially 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.
  
     [Jargon File]
  
     (2002-04-14)