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mail-order cowboy

mail-order cowboy noun: an inauthentic cowboy; one who dresses or acts like a cowboy but is not.

Noun

mail-order cowboy (plural mail-order cowboys)

  1. (derogatory) An inauthentic cowboy; one who dresses or acts like a cowboy but is not.

Forms of mail-order cowboy

pluralmail-order cowboys

Questions about mail-order cowboy

What does mail-order cowboy mean?
Mail-order cowboy means an inauthentic cowboy; one who dresses or acts like a cowboy but is not.
What part of speech is mail-order cowboy?
Mail-order cowboy is a noun.
What is the plural of mail-order cowboy?
The plural of mail-order cowboy is mail-order cowboys.

Words near mail-order cowboy in the dictionary

  1. mail-merges
  2. mail-merging
  3. mail-order
  4. mail-order bride
  5. mail-order brides
  6. mail-order cowboy
  7. mail-order cowboys
  8. mail-ordered
  9. mail-ordering
  10. mail-orders
  11. mail-out

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