Snake-oil

verb, slang

verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To dupe or con. informal, transitive

    "And this is particularly so for many of our women students who have been hustled and snake-oiled to deny the validity of their intellects."

Example

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"And this is particularly so for many of our women students who have been hustled and snake-oiled to deny the validity of their intellects."

Etymology

From snake oil.

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