snake oil

comes from the 19th-century American practice of selling cure-all elixirs in traveling medicine shows. Snake oil salesmen would falsely claim that the potions would cure any ailments. now-a-days it refers to fake products.



snake oil

by Anonymous on Feb 18, 2003 09:34:23

bullshit
Example:


Snake oil

by The Return of Light Joker on Nov 19, 2007 08:54:57

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)
Example:
That snake oil is so obvious. When will people learn?


snake-oil simplification

by Joe Swift on Jan 31, 2008 23:02:34

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
Example:
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!


trouser snake oil

by Patrick Graydon on Sep 04, 2007 19:30:50

Any product claiming to extend or expand the penis, produce longer lasting or firmer erections, or increase ejaculate volume that is not produced by a reputable pharmaceutical company (and thus of dubious safety and efficacy). The subject of much of the spam you receive and (sensibly) discard.
Example:
Hey, check out this spam. The writers claim to be able to cure any illness, but that seems like a stretch when they haven't mastered spelling. Must be hawking trouser snake oil.


Snake Oil Jesus

by Jaq Lemur on Nov 17, 2008 01:07:25

noun: The person usually relied upon to achieve what amounts to a miracle when given impossible circumstances. This person is often found in a workplace, is underpaid and overworked, and usually ends up going postal. Also referred to as a 'discount miracle worker'.
Example:
Boss: "Jimmy, I need you to compile the last 3 years of P&L statements for the board meeting in 30 minutes."
Jimmy: "Right! What do I look like, some Snake Oil Jesus?"
Boss: "I knew I could count on you to come through. See you in 30!"
Jimmy: *sigh*


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