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Idiom idiom

cowboy shower


A simple shower in a horse trailer's living area to remove the dirt and grime associated with working around livestock.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

I took a quick cowboy shower after working in the barn.

CONTEXTUAL

After a long day of moving cattle, he settled for a cold cowboy shower in the trailer.

COMPLEX

Lacking access to proper facilities, the ranch hands relied on a simple cowboy shower to cleanse themselves of the day's dust and labor.


From *cowboy* + *shower*. The term is a compound formed from its constituent nouns.


Related idioms6entries
  1. 01

    all hat and no cowboy

    Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.

  2. 02

    cowboy killer

    A cigarette.

  3. 03

    cowboy up

    To put on a more heterosexual manner, in order to fit in.

  4. 04

    send someone to the showers

    To remove a player from a particular team competition before the conclusion of the event, especially because that player's contribution on this occasion has been below his or her expected level of performance.

  5. 05

    shower down

    To fall from the sky, especially in vast quantities

  6. 06

    shower thought

    An idea, often some minor epiphany, that occurs while showering or otherwise going about one’s everyday routine.

Last updated August 10, 2026