snake oil
noun
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Gibson is still an imperfect, if attention-grabbing, vehicle into a wider survey of why people, especially women, are so drawn to snake oil.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
So goes every health grift, preached by everyone from snake oil salesmen to chumbox clickbait to, probably, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the not-too-distant future.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Photograph: Astell & Kern Accessories are where the vast majority of audio snake oil shows up.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
Anyone who can afford that fee can also afford plenty of snake oil, and Shlain has watched clients fall victim to various wellness-industry scams.
—Grace Huckins, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
So goes every health grift, preached by everyone from snake oil salesmen to chumbox clickbait to, probably, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the not-too-distant future.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Photograph: Astell & Kern Accessories are where the vast majority of audio snake oil shows up.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
Anyone who can afford that fee can also afford plenty of snake oil, and Shlain has watched clients fall victim to various wellness-industry scams.
—Grace Huckins, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Snake oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snake%20oil. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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