Cowboyism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The behaviour or attitudes of cowboys. uncountable
"It is all illusionary today — the fantasy of cowboyism, the western Yippee Syndrome of spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle, of hats as large as Bangalore parasols, of boots smeared with the residue of cowlots […]"
Example
More examples"It is all illusionary today — the fantasy of cowboyism, the western Yippee Syndrome of spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle, of hats as large as Bangalore parasols, of boots smeared with the residue of cowlots […]"
Etymology
From cowboy + -ism.
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