Wild West show

American  

noun

1. an entertainment, often as part of a circus, representing scenes and events from the early history of the western U.S. and displaying feats of marksmanship, horseback riding, rope twirling, and the like.

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Wild West show British  

noun

1. a show or circus act presenting feats of horsemanship, shooting, etc

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Etymology

Origin of Wild West show

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Summers off from law school, he joined the Buffalo Bill Wild West show, and traveled to London, where, what-ho, he ran into Yaw again.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024

In a conversation with The Associated Press, Griffin says he learned to love the spotlight during five years as an expert rodeo hand in a Wild West show at Paris’ Disneyland park.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2021

There was a “War Path” amusement park, a Wild West show and a re-creation of the San Francisco earthquake.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2019

By 1922, Strand was married to the beautiful, buxom, boisterous Rebecca — “Beck” — a daughter of Rachel Samuels, a Jewish opera singer, and Nate Salsbury, Buffalo Bill Cody’s partner in the Wild West show.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2019

“Cowboy Charlie” Irwin ran two businesses: a raucous Wild West show in summer and an even more raucous racing stable in winter.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand