snake oil

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a liquid substance with no real medicinal value sold as a cure-all or nostrum, esp. in a medicine show

See snake oil in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A worthless preparation fraudulently peddled as a cure for many ills.
  2. Speech or writing intended to deceive; humbug.

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