snow job

noun

, Slang.

1. an attempt to deceive or persuade by using flattery or exaggeration.

snow job

noun

1. slang.
   an instance of deceiving or overwhelming someone with elaborate often insincere talk

Word History and Origins

Origin of snow job¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Idioms and Phrases

An effort to deceive, persuade, or overwhelm with insincere talk. For example, Peter tried to give the officer a snow job about an emergency at the hospital but he got a speeding ticket all the same . This slangy expression, originating in the military during World War II, presumably alludes to the idiom snow under .

Example Sentences

Yes, the problem for a sober-eyed culture warrior like you is that this French snow job seems to be winning over America.

From The Daily Beast

They tried to pull a big snow job, saying public relations and so on and so forth, just to sort of impress me, and they did.

From Project Gutenberg

Fredericks knew enough of general psi theory to know when somebody was handing him a snow job.

From Project Gutenberg