quackery

[kwak-uh-ree]

noun

plural

quackeries 

1. the practice or methods of a quack.

2. an instance of this.

quackery

/ ˈkwækərɪ /

noun

1. the activities or methods of a quack

Word History and Origins

Origin of quackery¹

First recorded in 1700–10; quack ² + -ery

Example Sentences

Dr. Oz, no stranger to medical quackery, is in charge of overseeing Medicaid and Medicare services.

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Kennedy has no medical expertise and peddled a range of harmful quackery as a private citizen, including anti-vaccination rhetoric and the benefits of chugging raw milk.

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Though most of the action takes place a decade or more ago in another hemisphere, its themes of medical quackery, alternative facts and social-media echo chambers are more relevant than ever in 2025.

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Science and quackery cannot be treated as having scientific and moral equivalence.

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“It’s just mythology. There was a time when that stuff was really popular. It was the major psychiatric quackery of our time.”

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