ˈsnow job noun [singular] American English informal
an act of making someone believe something that is not true

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snow job
[American & Australian, informal]
an attempt to persuade or deceive someone by praising them or not telling the truth.
Danny'll need to do a snow job on his Dad if he's going to borrow the car again.

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snow job
n., slang, informal
1. Insincere or exaggerated talk designed to gain the favors of someone.
Joe gave Sue a snow job and she believed every word of it.
2. The skillful display of technical vocabulary and prestige terminology in order to pass oneself off as an expert in a specialized field without really being a knowledgeable worker in that area.
That talk by Nielsen on pharmaceuticals sounded very impressive, but I will not hire him because it was essentially a snow job.

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