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good oil

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noun

  1. slang true or reliable facts, information, etc

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A good oil delivers enough of a burn to cause a catch in your throat and often a cough.

From The Guardian • Apr. 23, 2017

“A good wine lasts one dinner; a good oil lasts many meals,” said Michele Porcu of I Greppi di Silli.

From New York Times • May 22, 2015

What were the drivers, where did all this good oil come from?

From Forbes • Jul. 14, 2014

It is good oil, of high gasoline content and such low pourpoint that the pipeline can be laid on the surface.

From Time Magazine Archive

A good oil engine should not require to use more than a pint of refined petroleum per indicated horse-power working for one hour.

From Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students by Johnson, J. C. F. (Joseph Colin Frances)