Definition of dog and pony show

dog and pony show

noun

• a sales pitch.
  • See more words with the same meaning: business (related to).

  Last edited on Jan 04 2011. Submitted by E. R. from Merrill, WI, USA on Mar 15 2002.

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Other terms relating to 'business (related to)':
Micky Dee's	Definitions include: McDonald's.
pointy-haired boss	Definitions include: a boss who is not knowledgeable about technical matters.
presser	Definitions include: press conference.
biznass	Definitions include: "business".
spec out	Definitions include: to write a spec (specification.)
hook up	Definitions include: a person who provides illegal drugs.
casting couch	Definitions include: a couch on which prospective employees are expected to provide sexual favors in order to secure the position.
Salvy	Definitions include: The Salvation Army.
close up shop	Definitions include: to "close" any location.
buy-in	Definitions include: support.
yes man	Definitions include: a person who always agrees with superiors.
topless meeting	Definitions include: According to Oxford University Press Blog:
fine print, the	Definitions include: the contract involved in an agreement.
all-nighter	Definitions include: an all-night period of awakedness to finish a task.
vulture capitalist	Definitions include: pejorative alteration of "venture capitalist".
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Other terms relating to 'and':
AAB	Definitions include: acronym for "assault and battery".
Abel and Cain	Definitions include: "rain".
Adam and Eve	Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''.
all bark and no bite	Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action.
all fingers and thumbs	Definitions include: clumsy.
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
all wind and piss	Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action.
an arm and a leg	Definitions include: a lot of money.
and 1	Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket
and a half	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and all that jazz	Definitions include: et cetera.
and a quarter	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and change	Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned.
and how	Definitions include: interjection of agreement.
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Other terms relating to 'dog':
a dog with two d*cks	Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
be dog meat	Definitions include: be in serious trouble.
big dog	Definitions include: the best at something; "the man".
bite the dog	Definitions include: to start drinking alcohol again in the morning to avoid feeling hung-over.
cat meets dog	Definitions include: two people who become enemies and make conflicts.
cats and dogs	Definitions include: raining hard.
chili cheese dog	Definitions include: one of many apocryphal sex "moves".
Chilli dog	Definitions include: When a person deficates between a females breasts and then "titty fucks" that female
crazier than a run-over dog	Definitions include: very crazy.
dawg	Definitions include: alternate spelling of dog.
DB	Definitions include: a mess, from "dog's breakfast."
DD	Definitions include: daughter; acronym for "dear daughter".
d*ck the dog	Definitions include: to engage in an unproductive activity; waste time.
dog	Definitions include: a friend.
dog and bone	Definitions include: "dog and bone" is Cockney slang for phone.
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Other terms relating to 'pony':
baloney pony	Definitions include: a penis.
bologna pony	Definitions include: a penis.
cotton pony	Definitions include: a tampon.
one trick pony	Definitions include: someone or something that has delivered only one success.
pony	Definitions include: one horsepower.
pony up	Definitions include: to pay for.
ride (one's) cotton pony	Definitions include: menstruation
ride the bologna pony	Definitions include: To maturbate.
ride the cotton pony	Definitions include: to menstruate.
Other terms relating to 'show':
Dog and phony show	Definitions include: dog and phony show
freakshow	Definitions include: a person whose behavior exhibits a deviation from the norm.
get the show on the road	Definitions include: to start.
gong show	Definitions include: a hockey game or something that went all worng.
no call no show	Definitions include: not going to work and not calling to explain one's absence.
no-show	Definitions include: someone or something that didn't show up as arranged.
sh*t show	Definitions include: a drunken event/night of epic proportions.
show	Definitions include: of a pregnant woman, to be visibly pregnant.
show off	Definitions include: to showily demonstrate one's knowledge, talent, possessions, etc.
show on	Definitions include: A showing off person
show (one's) *ss	Definitions include: To unintentionally reveal one's true intentions or motives, sometimes resulting in negative consequences.
show (one's) O face	Definitions include: to have an orgasm.
show (one's) stuff	Definitions include: to demonstrate one's talent.
show some skin	Definitions include: to show unclothed skin.
show some teeth	Definitions include: to smile.
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