mountebankery
/ˌmaʊntəˈbæŋkəri/
noun
- The behavior or practices of a mountebank; fraud, deception, or trickery, especially when pretending to have special knowledge or skills.
- The company's marketing was pure mountebankery, promising results that were impossible.
- The history of medicine is full of mountebankery, from fake elixirs to useless treatments.
- Voters are tired of the mountebankery that passes for political debate these days.
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