Meaning of Buckaroo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A cowboy; specifically, a working cowboy who generally does not participate in rodeos.
   US, also, attributive
2. Synonym of buck (“a dollar”).
   US, slang
3. A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
4. One who adopts a distinctive style of cowboy attire and heritage.
   US, broadly
5. A style of cowboy boot with a high heel tapered at the back.
   US, broadly
6. A headstrong, reckless person; a hothead.
   US, Western, figuratively

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Examples

“No thanks, cowboy. If I was to let every rodeo hand I pulled a bull off of buy me liquor, I'd have been an alcoholic long ago. Pullin' bulls off of you buckaroos is just my job. So save your money for your next entry fee, cowboy.”

“Many cowboy poets have a buckaroo look and feel about them.”

“Don’t run in looking for a fight like some kind of buckaroo.”

“That’ll be twenty buckaroos, buddy.”

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