Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cowboyism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cow-boy-ism
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The behaviour or attitudes of cowboys.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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 […]"

Etymology

From cowboy + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cowboy

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does cowboyism mean?: The behaviour or attitudes of cowboys.
Where does cowboyism come from?: From cowboy + -ism.

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