"dog-and-pony show" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dog-and-pony shows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dog-and-pony show (plural dog-and-pony shows)
  1. Alternative form of dog and pony show Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dog and pony show
    Sense id: en-dog-and-pony_show-en-noun-9rjvuiSH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for dog-and-pony show meaning in English (0.7kB)

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