| an attempt to deceive or persuade by using flattery or exaggeration. |
| snow job n. Slang An effort to deceive, overwhelm, or persuade with insincere talk, especially flattery. |
snow job
An 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.