horse opera

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horse opera

noun horse operas · horse-opera

idiomatic A theatrical production, film, or program on radio or television depicting adventures of characters in the American Old West; a western. Three new examples of Hollywood's staple commodity, the horse opera, all filmed in color, contain the full quota of galloping and gunplay.
Similar: hoss opera, oater, oat opera
archaic, idiomatic An equestrian show, as in a circus. The Ravels, after having played a successful engagement at the Metropolitan, closed last evening, and sail to-day for New-Orleans, and now we have no amusement but nigger minstrels and the horse opera—i.e., circus.
Similar: hoss opera, oat opera

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@misc{horse_opera_2026,
  title = {horse opera},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/horse%20opera},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}