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noun (-, sg=snake oil)
  1. Originally a type of 19th century patent medicine sold in the United States that claimed to contain snake fat, supposedly a Native American remedy for various ailment , ailments.
  2. A fake, fraudulent, and usually ineffective potion or nostrum; panacea.
  3. Any product with exaggerated marketing but questionable or unverifiable quality.
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