snakeoil
I bought this medicine from a guy on the street, but it doesnt work, i can't believe i fell for that snakeoil.
snakeoil by mistersteve2007 March 24, 2008
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snake-oil simplification
When someone oversimplifies a task in order to get your buy-in. This is something done typically by sales people in order to clinch a sale, or by software management in order to convince developers to assign small estimates to large and complicated tasks
That mgmt slide show was a total snake-oil simplification! When you think about it for a few minutes its clear that providing the functionality described will be a lot more complicated than just plugging component A into server B. Who agreed to the effort estimates on this anyway!?!? We're screwed man, we'll never make this date!
snake-oil simplification by Joe Swift January 31, 2008
snakecilla
Bill: Man Priscilla D was supposed to be at this party tonight
Marie: Fuck man that's a snakecilla for ya
Marie: Fuck man that's a snakecilla for ya
snakecilla by dmen$ah August 8, 2013
Snake oil
any dubious or fraudulent remedy or cure (The route of the fraud the word is derived from resulted from a misunderstanding of a traditional Chinese joint and muscle painkiller derived from the skin of the Chinese water snake)
Snake oil by The Return of Light Joker December 18, 2007
The Snake Oil President
Yes, I am taking hydroxychloroquine and yes I own stock in it and no, I am not The Snake Oil President!
The Snake Oil President by Dr Bunnygirl May 24, 2020
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