Cowboy vocabulary: howdy = hi howdy partner = hi there friend ya’ll = all of you ya = you giddy up = let’s go (often said while riding to a horse) Head ’em up, move ’em out. = Let’s go. (Let’s move these cattle.) a dude = a person who tries to dress like and talk like a cowboy, but really is a city person wet your whistle = have a drink (usually alcohol) hoedown = a dance a half-wit = a stupid person city-slicker = a person from the city tenderfoot or greenhorn = a new person hoosegow or calaboose= jail namby-pamby = not brave pony up = hurry up skedaddle = get out of here the jig is up = the game is over; the truth has been exposed He’s a goner. = He’s dead. by hook or crook = any way possible in cahoots = doing something in secret yokel = a person from the country (not the city) yonder = over there saloon = bar/restaurant Add more in the comments as you see fit!