单词 | snake oil |
释义 | snake oil —snake-oil, adj. 1. any of various liquid concoctions of questionable medical value sold as an all-purpose curative, esp. by traveling hucksters. 2. Slang. deceptive talk or actions; hooey; bunkum: The governor promised to lower taxes, but it was the same old snake oil. [1925-30, Amer.] |
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