quackery

[ kwak-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural quack·er·ies.

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

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

We’ve seen this before with populists in the U.S., but with Trump the results seem more overwhelming due to the froth of social media, which seemingly has the ability to add legitimacy to the claims of con men by endlessly repeating lies, half-truths and quackery.

From Salon

His family has denounced his independent run for the presidency – based on his extreme quackery.

From Salon

What’s unwarranted is the barrage of “but Biden’s age” coverage unleashed since late last week, when a Republican special counsel coupled his finding that Biden shouldn’t face charges for keeping some classified material after his vice presidency with wholly improper quackery about the “elderly” president’s “diminished faculties.”

From Los Angeles Times