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snake oil
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snake oil
(noun)
snake oil
noun
snake oil
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SNAKE OIL
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noncount
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chiefly US, informal + disapproving
:
something that is sold as medicine but that is not really useful or helpful in any way
snake oil
remedies
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often used figuratively
He thinks politicians are just a bunch of
snake oil
salesmen. [=dishonest people]
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