| 1. | that dog don't hunt | |
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As he faced the blank stares of the members following his proposal, someone whispered offcamera, "Well. That dog don't hunt."
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| 2. | that dog don't hunt | |
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pseudo-country-bumpkin wisdom uttered in response to news item or rumor designed to scandalize a political opponent.
The idea is that the rumor is either very easily refuted or is unimportant to the public, and thus is as worthless as a dog who won't hunt. Bush is trying to spread rumors about Kerry's Vietnam record but that dog won't hunt.
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| 3. | that dog don't hunt | |
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1. a way of saying a particular man is a homosexual, wimp or sissy. used by the Bush administration in the campaign against Kerry by using a picture of a fox hound wearing a tutu with the caption "that dog don't hunt," referring to the eventual state of the nation if Kerry had won.
2. a way of saying you or someone else is not interested in a particular activity. Joe: <to Rick> I heard you were going to go rock climbing with Jim tomorrow.
Rick: uh uh, that dog don't hunt. |
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