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
Davenport	['dævənpɔ:t]
Nicolaos	-	Greek
Etelka	-	Hungarian
Cedric	['sedrik]
VahİT	-	Turkish
Whitt	[hwit]