Meanings
nounUrban Cowboy (plural Urban Cowboys)
plural Urban Cowboys · alternative urban cowboy
- A person living in the city who dresses in clothes that suggest a film of the western genre.
Synonyms: transwestite
- uncountableentertainmentPop-styled country music which became popular during the early 1980s, following the release of the movie Urban Cowboy (1980).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person living in the city who dresses in clothes that suggest a film of the western genre.
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From Urban Cowboy, a popular 1980 movie starring John Travolta and Debra Winger and featuring several country music performances.
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Urban Cowboy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Urban%20Cowboy
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“Urban Cowboy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Urban%20Cowboy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Urban Cowboy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Urban%20Cowboy.
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