snake oil in Anglais

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      "translation": "paroles ou écrit vide de sens",
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      "sense_index": 2,
      "translation": "propos insincères ou insensés",
      "word": "bunkum"
    }
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  "word": "snake oil"
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      "word": "bunkum"
    }
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  "word": "snake oil"
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"snake oil" meaning in Anglais

Noun