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Noun Concept
Categories: Ointments, Metaphors referring to animals, Patent medicines, Metaphor, Pejoratives
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snake oil  snake-oil  snake oil salesman  Snakeoil
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(medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless WordNet 3.0
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(medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Snake oil is a term used to describe deceptive marketing, health care fraud, or a scam. Wikipedia
Fraudulent marketing allusion to the selling of fake medicines. Wikipedia Disambiguation
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liquid
locution
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medicine
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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snake oil
Wikipedia
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snake oil
Wikidata
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snake oil
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snake-oil, Snake Oil, snake oil salesman, Snakeoil

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