"poudre de perlimpinpin" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pu.dʁə d(ə) pɛʁ.lɛ̃.pɛ̃.pɛ̃/ Forms: poudres de perlimpinpin [plural]
Etymology: Attested since the 17th century, originally as poudre de prelimpinpin. Compare Portuguese pó de perlimpimpim. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|poudre de prelimpinpin}} poudre de prelimpinpin, {{cog|pt|pó de perlimpimpim}} Portuguese pó de perlimpimpim Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|-|+}} poudre de perlimpinpin f (usually uncountable, plural poudres de perlimpinpin)
  1. a powder, purported to have magic powers, formerly sold by charlatans Tags: feminine, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-poudre_de_perlimpinpin-fr-noun-RPx~GkmS
  2. (by extension, idiomatic) snake oil (a fraudulent cure-all or remedy) Tags: broadly, feminine, idiomatic, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-poudre_de_perlimpinpin-fr-noun-njzRp9YY Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 57

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          "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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