Definder - what does the word mean?

What is dog and pony show?

A term used to describe a more useless than tits-on-a-bull project that your useless fuck of an employer has you working on. And when it blows up in their face, they are asking why you didn't work hard enough.

Henry had me working in his shop for customers who only come in for samples and nothing else. That numbnut is running a real dog and pony show.

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Dog and pony show - what is it?

A military expression for something so outlandish that you can’t believe it’s actually happening right in front of you. It comes from the low end dive bars in the Philippine islands where they sometimes have live sex acts with women on stage having sex with dogs & miniature horses or a pony.

The government is so screwed up.; Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, it turns into a real dog and pony show. It makes you sick to watch it but, somehow you just can’t take your eyes off of it because your mind can’t actually process what you’re seeing.

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What does "dog and pony show" mean?

An elaborate presentation that lacks any imagination or originality, and is intended to impress an audience of rubes or halfwits

I am not going to meet with that sales rep. I've already seen his little dog and pony show.

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Dog and pony show - what does it mean?

when you get to a bar or club, and there is a line of yuppies down the block, and big black bouncers that won't let anyone in, and you have to piss so badly your bladder is going to rupture.

This is a real dog and pony show if i've ever seen one.

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Dog and pony show - meaning

working to hard for something that aint worth shit

My roommate spent 3 hours preping for a date, he turned the damn thing into a dog and pony show

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Dog and pony show - definition

when two or more people or organizations pretend to have a very public grievance with each other in order to create publicity and buzz for their product/service, etc.
Pro wrestling is full of dog and pony act story-lines.

Tito Ortiz made a bunch of rude comments to Ken Shamrock, and Ken lost it and nearly started a fight at the press conference. I know they hate each other, but it's really just a dog and pony show to drum up interest in the fight.

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Dog and pony show - slang

A demonstration or proof of concept (often done for a client) to prove the product works as sold or to show how a design on paper looks once actually built. May or may not be a waste of time. Used in the special effects industry among many others.

I have a Dog and Pony show for the director this afternoon. He wants to see how the exploding car rig looks on film.

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Dog and pony show

Pretending to be something you're not or doing something that you want people to think is important when it really isn't.

HR person showing the "new guy" around and pretending her job has importance.

"What a dog and pony show she is putting on"

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Dog and pony show

an elaborately staged activity, performance, presentation, or event designed to sway or convince people (from a derisive term for a small circus)

Power point was originally used by buisnesses to create a dog and pony show.

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Dog and pony show

An elaborate act of bullshit, generally used to distract attention away from the sheer uselessness of the actual project or act.

The US Presidential Race.
Any democratic process in the US.

Look at these corrupt assholes talking about non-issues. Man do the ignorant apathetic masses eat up this dog and pony show.

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