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
Mahthildis	-	Ancient Germanic
Faruq	-	Arabic
Jagadish	-	Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Odalis	-	Spanish
Eckbert	EK-bert	German
Audubon	['ɔ:dəbən]