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Noun
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en-noun|-|sg=snake oil
#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.
#A fake, fraudulent, and usually ineffective potion or nostrum; panacea.
#Any product with exaggerated marketing but questionable or unverifiable quality.

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