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Drugstore cowboy

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who dresses and acts like a cowboy but has none of the skills. dated

    "When we first came to California and we started putting on Westerns, there were no riders in Hollywood; they were all drugstore cowboys."

  2. 2
    A young man who loafs around town, especially a lady's man who hangs out in public places in an attempt to pick up girls.

    "When any of these jazz-age drugstore cowboys starts trying to fool around with his sister, he won't mince his words. He'll say, "See here, now, what do you mean, trying to ruin my sister?""

Etymology

First use appears c. 1922 in the San Antonio Evening News. The second sense derives from soda fountains and ice cream counters as a once popular meeting spot in drugstores.

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