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dog-and-pony show
dog-and-pony show
dog-and-pony show
An elaborate presentation to gain approval for a product or policy. For example,
The administration loved putting on a dog-and-pony show for every minor change of policy
. This term alludes to a traveling variety show. [1950s]
See also:
show
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Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Russel
['rʌsl]
Githa
-
English (Archaic)
Perikles
-
Ancient Greek
Irena
ee-RE-nah
(Polish)
, ee-RAY-nah
(Dutch)
Polish, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Dutch, Lithuanian
Vlad
VLAHT
(Russian)
Russian, Romanian, Medieval Slavic
Ava
['avə]
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