Cowboy Beans
"Cowboy beans" are usually the same as charro beans (frijoles charros; frijoles a la charra). Sometimes "cowboys beans" is another name for simply "pork and beans."…
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Cowboy Bloody Mary (cocktail)
A Cowboy Bloody Mary is a Bloody Mary with horseradish and okra. It's a "signature spirit" of the Perini Ranch in Buffalo Gap, Texas. Perini Ranch Steakhouse (Buffalo Gap, TX)Perini…
Cowboy Boots
Cowboy boots became the subject of "the official State Boot of Texas" legislation in 2007. There is no precise date of origin for the cowboy boot; it was adapted from military boots. The…
Cowboy Cadillac (pickup truck or other open-back vehicle)
A "cowboy Cadillac" is a pickup truck or other open-backed vehicle. The term was made popular by a bumper sticker in 1975. See also Texas Cadillac (Historical Dictionary of American…
Cowboy Capital of the World (Bandera)
Bandera, Texas has called itself the "Cowboy Capital of the World" since the 1950s, and the term has recently been trademarked. The historic town is known for its many dude ranches.…
Cowboy Caviar (bean dip)
"Cowboy caviar" is sometimes just another name for "Texas Caviar," a black-eyed peas dish. When black beans are substituted for black-eyed peas, "Texas caviar" becomes…
Cowboy Christmas (July rodeo season)
The rodeo industry makes the most money in July, specifically around the July 4th holiday. The period is called "cowboy Christmas" (or "cowboy's Christmas") -- when cowboys…
Cowboy Cocktail (whiskey)
A "cowboy cocktail" is simply whiskey -- any whiskey on hand will do. The 2000 book Cowboy Cocktails publicized the term, and now it applies to whatever the establishment wants to call a…
Cowboy Coffee
"Cowboy coffee" is primative, strong coffee. You don't dilute it with milk or sugar. See the humorous citations below. (Historical Dictionary of American Slang)cowboy coffee n. (see…
Cowboy Cookies (Laura Bush’s Governor’s Mansion Cowboy Cookies)
"Cowboy Cookies" are cookies that perhaps have gone under different names (such as "ranger cookies"). Roy Rogers (the famous singing cowboy) sold "cowboy cookies" in…
Cowboy Cool
"Cowboy cool" can mean beer that's been left in the back of a pickup in West Texas. That's not cold, but for a cowboy in West Texas, it's the best that can be done.…
Cowboy Cut (Cowboy Ribeye Steak; Cowboy Rib Steak)
A "cowboy cut" is a cut of steak with the bone in (for use by cowboys as a handle). The term "cowboy cut" appeared in the late 1960s and 1970s; Wrangler introduced its…
Cowboy Cut (jeans)
Levi's began mass producing jeans in the 1920s; Levi's has long claimed to be the original "cowboy jeans." Several different brands of jeans (including Levi's) advertised…
Cowboy NASCAR (chuck wagon races)
The chuck wagon (or "chuckwagon") is the official vehicle of Texas. Chuckwagon racing didn't begin in Texas, but they are held in Bandera, the place that bills itself as the…
Cowboy Philosopher
Will Rogers (1879-1935) was often called a "cowboy philosopher." In 1919, this "cowboy philosopher" term was included in the title to one of his books (Rogers-isms, the cowboy…
Cowboy Roux (Water Roux)
A "roux" is an essential part of Cajun cooking (Louisiana and East Texas) and usually involves wheat flour and fat (such as vegetable oil). When water is substituted for the fat, the roux…
Cowboy Way (cowboy tradition; Dallas Cowboys tradition)
The"cowboy way" means the "cowboy's way of life." Cowboys led cattle drives in the 19th century, but the term "cowboy way" has been popular since the 1970s. The…
Cowboy’s Ten Commandments (Cross Trails Church, Fairlie, TX)
The Ten Commandments is delivered a little differently at the Cross Trails Church of Fairlie, TX. A "Cowboy's Ten Commandments" or "Ten Commandments -- Texas Style" is…
Cowboys and Culture (Fort Worth slogan)
Fort Worth has been called "Cowtown" and "Where the West begins." Beginning at least 1974, the Fort Worth Convention and Visitor's Bureau advertised the city's…
Cowboys Cathedral or Cathedral of Football (Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington)
Cowboys Stadium (the home of football's Dallas Cowboys) opened in Arlington, Texas, in 2009. As early as 2006, the stadium was called "The New Cowboys Cathedral" and later "the…