[snake oil] n (1927) 1: any of various substances or mixtures sold (as by a traveling medicine show) as medicine usu. without regard to their medical worth or properties
2: poppycock, bunkum
[snake oil] n (1927) 1: any of various substances or mixtures sold (as by a traveling medicine show) as medicine usu. without regard to their medical worth or properties
2: poppycock, bunkum
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012