snake oil
noun
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The cinnamon version of snake oil falls into this category.
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Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
But the first qualification ought to be not selling the voters fiscal snake oil.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 13 Nov. 2025
In the late 19th century, traveling salesmen hawked concoctions of snake oil, uranium, or anything vaguely iridescent and passed it off as a youth tonic to unsuspecting customers.
—Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
The door for misinformation and marketing ploys, pseudoscience, and snake oils is basically left wide open.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
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Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
But the first qualification ought to be not selling the voters fiscal snake oil.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 13 Nov. 2025
In the late 19th century, traveling salesmen hawked concoctions of snake oil, uranium, or anything vaguely iridescent and passed it off as a youth tonic to unsuspecting customers.
—Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
The door for misinformation and marketing ploys, pseudoscience, and snake oils is basically left wide open.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snake oil
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“Snake oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snake%20oil. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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