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snow job
snow jobn. Slang An effort to deceive, overwhelm, or persuade with insincere talk, especially flattery.snow job n slang chiefly US and Canadian an instance of deceiving or overwhelming someone with elaborate often insincere talk snow′ job`
n. Slang. an attempt to deceive or persuade through the use of flattery or exaggeration. [1940–45, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | snow job - a long and elaborate misrepresentationdeception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood |
snow job
snow jobA form of manipulation that involves lying or flattery to persuade someone. He laid the compliments on her so thick, it was surprising that she couldn't see that it was nothing more than a snow job.See also: job, snowsnow joba systematic deception; a deceptive story that tries to hide the truth. You can generally tell when a student is trying to do a snow job. This snow job you call an explanation just won't do.See also: job, snowsnow jobAn effort to deceive, persuade, or overwhelm with insincere talk. For example, Peter tried to give the officer a snow job about an emergency at the hospital but he got a speeding ticket all the same . This slangy expression, originating in the military during World War II, presumably alludes to the idiom snow under. See also: job, snowa snow job mainly AMERICANA snow job is an attempt to deceive someone by telling many lies or by giving praise that is not sincere. Critics say a vast public relations snow job has been launched to convince the public of the need for the project.See also: job, snowa ˈsnow job (American English, informal) an attempt to deceive somebody or to persuade them to support something by telling them things that are not true, or by praising them too much: That guy gave me a real snow job. If I’d known the truth I never would have given him the money.See also: job, snowsnow job n. a systematic deception. You can generally tell when a student is trying to do a snow job. See also: job, snowsnow jobExaggerated flattery used to cover up some real issue. The term is probably derived from the figurative expression, to be snowed under, meaning to be overwhelmed. It originated among GIs during World War II to describe, for example, presenting a superior officer with an elaborate fiction to excuse some misdemeanor.See also: job, snowsnow job
Words related to snow jobnoun a long and elaborate misrepresentationRelated Words- deception
- misrepresentation
- deceit
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