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
Loviise	-	Estonian
Laius	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Taiki	tah-ee-kee	Japanese
Andrina	an-DREEN-ə	English (Rare)
Mihails	-	Latvian
Badri	-	Georgian