Noun. Urban Cowboy (plural Urban Cowboys) A person living in the city who dresses in clothes that suggest a film of the western genre. (music, uncountable) Pop-styled country music which became popular during the early 1980s, following the release of the movie Urban Cowboy (1980).
The term urban can factually describe a particular living situation, for example, urban poverty versus rural poverty. However, as a euphemism for slums, crime, or race, the use of the term urban is inaccurate, outdated, and offensive.
Nail the casual cowboy outfit by starting with a denim base. Start with a straight leg jean, and roll up those hems for a touch of authenticity; for the adventurous, go for a skinny jean and show off those spurs. Emulating the urban western look can also include a denim bib and skirt.
Bud Davis (John Travolta) moves to Houston for a job in the city's oil refinery industry. He hopes to save enough money to move back to his hometown of Spur, Texas and buy some land. Bud stays with his Uncle Bob (Barry Corbin) and his family, with whom Bud is close. Bob takes Bud to the local honky tonk bar, Gilley's.
nounSlang. a neighborhood, especially an urban neighborhood inhabited predominantly by African Americans of low socioeconomic status: It's hard for these kids to break the cycle of poverty and get out of the 'hood.
IPA guide. Use the adjective urban to refer to cities or people who live in cities. It carries a suggestion of grittiness––urban style involves darker colors. The terms city and town are sometimes used inconsistently. If it is large enough, a town is considered to be an urban area.
So what's wrong with being a cowboy? Nothing, if you're a real cowboy, but the term is being used in a derogatory sense to describe someone who is violent, impulsive, or behaves in a hot-headed and rash manner.
Originally, White cowboys were called cowhands, and African Americans were pejoratively referred to as “cowboys.” African American men being called “boy” regardless of their age stems from slavery and the plantation era in the South.
Being called a cowboy is often a term of endearment. It's a term that many are proud of. From time to time it can mean that a person will get the job done no matter how difficult the task may be. The can't quit, won't quit attitude that can be bullheaded and stubborn, but shows a person's drive and determination.
one who tends cattle or horses; especially a usually mounted cattle-ranch hand. But here in Texas, we know there's much more to being a cowboy than the dictionary definition. After all, Bandera is now officially "The cowboy capital of the world." Read the story here.
If someone says, "I dig you," they mean, "I understand," and if they say, "I dig your outfit," they like it. Both slang usages come from 1930s African American English. Definitions of dig.
Police are called 12 as a slang term. According to sources, 12 comes from the police radio code “10-12,” which means that visitors are present in the area where police are going. It's similar to a warning to police that they might have company when they arrive on the scene.
Definition of hood. as in thug. a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang when a gang of hoods started hanging out in front of the store, customers went elsewhere. thug. bandit.
Yeet is a slang word that functions broadly with the meaning “to throw,” but is especially used to emphasize forcefulness and a lack of concern for the thing being thrown. (You don't yeet something if you're worried that it might break.)
One Urban Dictionary definition claims that, “Rizz actually comes from the word charisma where, in southern Baltimore, they've started to shorten it to 'rizzma' (the noun replacing charisma) and to 'rizz' (the action of showing charisma)”, while the top definition says that rizz is “another word for spitting game/how ...
Urban Cowboy is a 1980 American romantic Western film directed by James Bridges. The plot concerns the love-hate relationship between Buford Ewing "Bud" Davis (John Travolta) and Sissy (Debra Winger).
He knew Urban Cowboy could impact the way people dressed, ate, danced, listened. John Travolta played Bud: Urban Cowboy was three-dimensional. You could watch it, and then you could go experience it. You could buy a cowboy hat, get on a mechanical bull, go country dancing.
