Do you ever wonder what some of those words mean when you're watching a Western, reading a historical novel, or even listening to country music? Cowboys in the old Wild West had an extensive lexicon of slang that's hard for us to figure out today. Yet other sayings remain in everyday use (albeit primarily in certain regions of the US).
If you're looking to inject some Western flavor into your vocabulary, then click on the cowboy slang terms you need to know.