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cowboyed up

cowboyed up is the simple past and past participle of cowboy up.

Meaning of cowboy up

Verb

cowboy up (third-person singular simple present cowboys up, present participle cowboying up, simple past and past participle cowboyed up)

  1. To deal with hardship with toughness and without complaining; man up.
    • COWBOY UP!! Be a man, son. Walk it off, says the coach.2004, Mary Ann Van Osdell, Hands Pointed Up, →ISBN, page 61
  2. (idiomatic) To put on a more heterosexual manner, in order to fit in.

Questions about cowboyed up

What is cowboyed up the simple past and past participle of?
Cowboyed up is the simple past and past participle of cowboy up.

Words near cowboyed up in the dictionary

  1. cowboy suppers
  2. cowboy tea
  3. cowboy up
  4. cowboy-hatted
  5. cowboyed
  6. cowboyed up
  7. cowboying
  8. cowboying up
  9. cowboyish
  10. cowboyism
  11. cowboyitis

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