As he faced the blank stares of the members following his proposal, someone whispered offcamera, "Well. That dog don't hunt."
by edgemoto March 28, 2004
Verb meaning whatever you’re discussing isn’t going to work, you lack proper equipment, what was proposed is unacceptable or lacking significantly. My son asked me to check his room to see if it was clean. I glanced around his bedroom and exclaimed, “Timmy, that dog don’t hunt.”
I glanced down at my engagement ring and looked at my new fiancé in disgust and said “Billy, that dog don’t hunt”
by Mctastic1113 March 17, 2021
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.
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.
by cnorton April 01, 2004
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.
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.
Rick: uh uh, that dog don't hunt.
by andrew holley July 17, 2005
by Come backs February 02, 2017
A Southern slang. Basically the same as saying "That isn't going to work," or "That's not going to fly."
Roy was all set to go into town, when his truck broke down. "That dog just isn't gonna hunt!" he exclaimed!
by Duglife February 20, 2018
That is a phrase a hunter may use or in general, a southern phrase meaning, "it's not gonna happen".
by Venice Pandemic February 22, 2025