horse opera

A film or theatrical production about the American West (i.e., a western), especially one that is clichéd or formulaic. My grandfather and I had a tradition of watching old horse operas every Sunday on TV.

horse opera

n. a Western movie. (see also oater.) They’re showing a series of old horse operas at the theater tonight.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vasilka	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Rebeca	re-BE-kah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Mostyn	-	Welsh
Jaslyn	JAZ-lin	English (Rare)
Baak	-	Frisian
EusÉBio	-	Portuguese