cowpoke

[ kou-pohk ]

noun

, Southwestern U.S.

1. a cowboy or cowgirl.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cowpoke¹

1880–85; cow ¹ + poke ¹ (probably formed after cowpuncher )

Example Sentences

As families dine while seated on brick-red benches and tree stumps, a guitar-strumming crooner in a cowboy hat and boots serenades with classic cowpoke tunes.

From Seattle Times

“Get your cowpoke feet out of my shooting area!”

From Literature

At Mr. Abloh’s Vuitton show, for instance, there was the indelible vision of a model kitted out like some intergalactic cowpoke in a brightly patterned and quilted skirt suit adorned with a large cloth rose.

From New York Times

It’s nearly 50 years since Michael Crichton directed “Westworld,” adapted from his novel about a dust-bowl theme park whose chief robot cowpoke turns rogue and begins dueling for real.

From Washington Post

The Ramblers wrote a full score of music and lyrics, and Haber made changes in the script that combined Elizabethan language with cowpoke action.

From New York Times

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