Cottonest City in the World (Lubbock slogan)
The city of Lubbock is part of an area that is the largest cotton-growing region in the world. By about 1960, Lubbock had acquired the slogan "Cottonest City in the World." The slogan is…
Countdown City or 210 (San Antonio nickname)
San Antonio has the telephone area code 210, so the city is sometimes called "210" or "Countdown City" (as in "2-1-0"). This borrows somewhat from the television show…
County Attorney or District Attorney (son-of-a-gun stew)
"County Attorney" and "District Attorney" are names that were applied to "son-of-a-gun stew." Attorneys weren't held in high regard by the cowboys who made and…
Cow Patty Bingo (Cow Chip Bingo; Cowpie Bingo; Bovine Bingo: Bossy Bingo; Fertilizer Lottery)
"Cow patty bingo" (also called "cow chip bingo," "cowpie bingo," bovine bingo," "bossy bingo," "fertilizer lottery," "cow pat…
Cowboy (or Cow Boy)
"Cow boy" (later "cowboy") signified a tory partisan (pro-English) in the Revolutionary War (1770s). The name "cow boy" was used in New York and Massachusetts. The…
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."…
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…