• ByteJunk@lemmy.world
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      18 hours ago

      I think you’re right and that is how the word is most often used, but at least merriam-webster gives a broader definition, as the “practices or pretensions of a quack”, which it then says is the same as a charlatan, so I guess it would be acceptable. I’m not a native speaker, however… :)