What does cowtown mean?
Cowtown means (slang) A small town, a hick or backwards town..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(slang) A small town, a hick or backwards town..
In July 1873 a St. Louis journalist visited Wichita and penned a colorful description of the frontier cowtown, the article appearing in the St. Louis Globe under the heading of “NEAR BRIMSTONE.”
Use cowtown when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cowtown means (slang) A small town, a hick or backwards town..
Common synonyms include hicktown, hicksville, Woop Woop, one-horse town.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In July 1873 a St. Louis journalist visited Wichita and penned a colorful description of the frontier cowtown, the article appearing in the St. Louis Globe under the heading of “NEAR BRIMSTONE.”
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