Definition of drugstore cowboy
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: one who wears cowboy clothes but has had no experience as a cowboy
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: one who loafs on street corners and in drugstores
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“Drugstore cowboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drugstore%20cowboy. Accessed 26 Feb. 2021.
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The first known use of drugstore cowboy was in 1923
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