Dog and pony show is a colloquial
term previously used in the United States in the late-19th and
early-20th centuries to refer to small travelling circuses that toured
through small towns and rural areas. The name derives from the common
use of performing dogs and ponies as the main attractions of the events.
Performances were generally held in open-air arenas, such as race
tracks or public spaces in localities that were too small or remote to
attract larger, more elaborate performers or performances. By the latter
part of the 20th century, the original meaning of the term had largely
been lost.
The term has come to mean a highly promoted, often over-staged
performance, presentation, or event designed to sway or convince opinion
for political, or less often, commercial ends. Typically, the term is
used to connote disdain, jocular lack of appreciation, or distrust of
the message being presented or the efforts undertaken to present it.
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