"poudre de perlimpinpin" meaning in French

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  "etymology_text": "Attested since the 17th century, originally as poudre de prelimpinpin. Compare Portuguese pó de perlimpimpim.",
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      "form": "poudres de perlimpinpin",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "a powder, purported to have magic powers, formerly sold by charlatans"
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          "english": "So what you have to offer, as usual, is nothing but snake oil.",
          "roman": "Donc ce que vous proposez, comme d’habitude, c’est de la poudre de perlimpinpin.",
          "text": "2017, Emmanuel Macron, 2017, le débat, TF1/France 2",
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      "glosses": [
        "snake oil (a fraudulent cure-all or remedy)"
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        "(by extension, idiomatic) snake oil (a fraudulent cure-all or remedy)"
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      "ipa": "/pu.dʁə d(ə) pɛʁ.lɛ̃.pɛ̃.pɛ̃/"
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  ],
  "word": "poudre de perlimpinpin"
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          "english": "So what you have to offer, as usual, is nothing but snake oil.",
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