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cowboyism

cowboyism noun: the behaviour or attitudes of cowboys.

Noun

cowboyism (uncountable)

  1. The behaviour or attitudes of cowboys.
    • 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 […]1980, David Muench, Jerry Flemmons, Texas, page 8

Origin of cowboyism

From cowboy + -ism.

Questions about cowboyism

What does cowboyism mean?
Cowboyism means the behaviour or attitudes of cowboys.
What part of speech is cowboyism?
Cowboyism is a noun.

Words near cowboyism in the dictionary

  1. cowboyed
  2. cowboyed up
  3. cowboying
  4. cowboying up
  5. cowboyish
  6. cowboyism
  7. cowboyitis
  8. cowboylike
  9. cowboys
  10. cowboys and Indians
  11. cowboys up

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