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21:21 Jan 15, 2006 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Linguistics / synonyms | |||||||
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doubletalk, doublespeak, folderol, jive, jargon, palaver, mumbo jumbo Explanation: These are often used in a "political" context. hth. |
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placebo Explanation: Your text looks like a potential title, so I wonder if an alliterative alternative to bunkum would work. If a panacea is a cure-all, a placebo is a cure-nothing that sometimes actually does work through the power of suggestion. |
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snake oil (in: panacea or snake oil?) Explanation: http://www.google.com/search?q="panacea or snake oil&num=100... snake oil 1. A worthless preparation fraudulently peddled as a cure for many ills. 2. Speech or writing intended to deceive; humbug. snake oil A product that has been proven to not live up to the vendor's marketing hype. The term comes from the 1800s in which elixirs and potions of all kinds, even ones that supposedly included the oils from snakes, were sold as a cure for everything that ailed a person. More here: http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=snake oil&gwp=11&ver=1... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs 11 mins (2006-01-16 00:32:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here is a more convincing Google search (25,800 hits): http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&rls=... |
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