drugstore cowboy
drug·store cow·boy
D d Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [druhg-stawr, -stohr kou-boi]
- /ˈdrʌgˌstɔr, -ˌstoʊr ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [druhg-stawr, -stohr kou-boi]
- /ˈdrʌgˌstɔr, -ˌstoʊr ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/
Definitions of drugstore cowboy words
- noun drugstore cowboy a young man who loafs around drugstores or on street corners. 1
- noun drugstore cowboy a person who dresses like a cowboy but has never worked as one. 1
- noun drugstore cowboy a person that hangs around the streets as well as drugstores 0
- noun drugstore cowboy person who dresses as a cowboy although they've never been one 0
- noun drugstore cowboy a man who dresses like a cowboy but has never worked as one 0
- noun drugstore cowboy a young man who loiters in public places, as on street corners, esp. in order to meet women 0
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Origin of drugstore cowboy
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10
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Parts of speech for Drugstore cowboy
noun
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drugstore cowboy popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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