Western Slang

noun a person who hangs around drugstores or pharmacies, especially one who is idle or not actually purchasing anything

• The film explored the life of a drugstore cowboy struggling with addiction.
• I heard that guy is a real drugstore cowboy, always hanging around the pharmacy looking for a fix.
• Don't trust that drugstore cowboy, he's always up to no good.
• She's a drugstore cowboy when it comes to shopping, always chasing after the latest trends.

noun a variant spelling of partner, which refers to a person who takes part in an activity with another or shares in a business

interjection used informally to address or refer to someone, especially in a friendly or familiar way

• The business pardner was impressed with the proposal.
• Hey pardner, you ready to hit the trail?
• Me and my pardner are heading out for a night on the town.
• Sometimes fear can be a pardner in pushing us to achieve our goals.

noun a slang term for a jail or prison

• The suspect was taken to the hoosegow to await trial.
• I heard they finally caught the guy and threw him in the hoosegow.
• He spent the night in the hoosegow after getting into a bar fight.
• Being stuck in traffic felt like being in a hoosegow with no way out.

noun a mild oath or expression of anger or annoyance

• The use of such language in a formal setting is simply not appropriate.
• What in tarnation are you talking about?
• Tarnation, that was a close call!
• The chaos in the city was like a whirlwind of tarnation.