Snow Job

Pronunciation: /snoʊ dʒɑb/

Definitions of snow job

noun A task or assignment that is meant to distract or deceive someone

Example Sentences

A1 I heard my friend got a snow job at the ski resort last winter.

A2 The weather forecast predicted a big snow job for the weekend.

B1 The politician's promises turned out to be just a snow job to win votes.

B2 The company's marketing campaign was seen as a snow job by many consumers.

C1 The elaborate cover-up was nothing but a snow job to hide the truth.

C2 The CEO's explanation seemed like a snow job to the seasoned investors.

Examples of snow job in a Sentence

formal The company was accused of giving a snow job to investors by presenting false financial statements.

informal Don't believe everything he says, he's just trying to give you a snow job.

slang I can't stand that guy, he's always trying to pull a snow job on me.

figurative Her compliments felt like a snow job, insincere and superficial.

Grammatical Forms of snow job

• past tense: snow jobbed
• plural: snow jobs
• comparative: more snow job
• superlative: most snow job
• present tense: snow jobs
• future tense: will snow job
• perfect tense: have snow jobbed
• continuous tense: is snow jobbing
• singular: snow job
• positive degree: snow job
• infinitive: to snow job
• gerund: snow jobbing
• participle: snow jobbed

Origin and Evolution of snow job

First Known Use: 1930 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'snow job' originated in the United States in the early 20th century.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to refer to a deceptive or misleading act, the term 'snow job' has evolved to also mean an overwhelming amount of information or flattery aimed at persuading or deceiving someone.