Usually means: Elaborate display masking lackluster substance.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word dog and pony show:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. dog and pony show: Merriam-Webster
  2. dog and pony show: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dog-and-pony show: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. dog and pony show: Collins English Dictionary
  5. dog-and-pony show, dog and pony show: Wiktionary
  6. dog and pony show: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. dog-and-pony show, dog and pony show: Dictionary.com
  8. Dog and Pony Show, Dog and pony show: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. Dog and Pony Show: The Word Detective
  10. dog-and-pony show: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. Dog-and-pony show: World Wide Words
  12. dog and pony show: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Business (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)
  2. Travel Industry Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Dog-and-pony show: bizterms.net
  4. Dog And Pony Show: Investopedia
  5. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. dog-and-pony show: Netlingo

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)
  2. dog and pony show: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. dog and pony show: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (dog and pony show)

noun:  (historical) A small traveling circus featuring animals as entertainment.
noun:  (idiomatic) Any presentation or display that is overly contrived or intricate, while lacking real substance.

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