Snake oil
From RationalWiki
Snake oil might refer to:
- Genuine snake lipid in liquid (oil) form used in traditional herbal treatments, such as Chinese medicine
- Patent medicines, some of which were once marketed as "snake oil"
- Woo of any kind
- Cryptography-related woo, or any insecure cryptography
- Karl Rove
- Somebody who has consumed too much snake oil for their own good is known as a Kool-Aid drinker.