Definitions from Wiktionary (snake oil)
▸ noun: (idiomatic) A fraudulent, ineffective potion or nostrum; panacea.
▸ noun: A traditional Chinese medicine used to treat joint pain.
▸ noun: A type of 19th-century patent medicine sold in the United States that claimed to contain snake fat, supposedly a Native American remedy for various ailments.
▸ noun: (idiomatic) Any product with exaggerated marketing but questionable or unverifiable quality.
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▸ noun: (idiomatic) A fraudulent, ineffective potion or nostrum; panacea.
▸ noun: A traditional Chinese medicine used to treat joint pain.
▸ noun: A type of 19th-century patent medicine sold in the United States that claimed to contain snake fat, supposedly a Native American remedy for various ailments.
▸ noun: (idiomatic) Any product with exaggerated marketing but questionable or unverifiable quality.
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panacea,
elixir,
cure-all,
panpharmacon,
wonder drug,
nostrum,
nostrum remedium,
balm of Gilead,
pseudo-medicine,
superpill,
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