cowboyism

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noun

The behaviour or attitudes of cowboys.

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Meanings

nouncowboyism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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

From cowboy + -ism.

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APA

cowboyism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowboyism

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“cowboyism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowboyism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cowboyism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowboyism.

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