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French
Etymology
Attested since the 17th century, originally as poudre de prelimpinpin. Compare Portuguese pó de perlimpimpim.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pu.dʁə d(ə) pɛʁ.lɛ̃.pɛ̃.pɛ̃/
Noun
poudre de perlimpinpin f (usually uncountable, plural poudres de perlimpinpin)
- a powder, purported to have magic powers, formerly sold by charlatans
- (by extension, idiomatic) snake oil (a fraudulent cure-all or remedy)
- 2017, Emmanuel Macron, 2017, le débat, TF1/France 2:
Donc ce que vous proposez, comme d’habitude, c’est de la poudre de perlimpinpin.- So what you have to offer, as usual, is nothing but snake oil.
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