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noun

1.

any of various liquid concoctions of questionable medical value sold as an all-purpose curative, especially 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.

Origin:
1925–30, Americanism

Related forms

snake-oil, adjective

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snake oil

see under banana oil.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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