# Slang terms for Cowgirls **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 4, 2004, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567 "2004-10-04T23:39:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dr.Starfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dr.Starfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Starfish)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567/41 "2004-10-22T20:40:05Z")
> [@t-keela](#): > > well lets see… if she was really rank you might call her a Buffalo Gal Still, what is the origin and meaning of “Buffalo Girl”? ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567/42 "2004-10-22T20:41:13Z")
Alright. This thread has popped up 3 times, now, and I keep not posting this, 'cus I’m afraid it might not be what you’re after, but now I can no longer resist. Honky-tonk Woman - I believe this refers to a woman who “gets around” if you know what I Mean. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Starfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dr.Starfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Starfish)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567/43 "2004-10-28T21:35:48Z")
> [@Dr. Starfish](#): > > Still, what is the origin and meaning of “Buffalo Girl”? I meant “Buffalo Gal”, and not to come off as being critical, is that an actual term? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Starfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dr.Starfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Starfish)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567/44 "2004-10-28T21:38:28Z")
Does Calico Queen also mean a tough, or imposable woman? What are some western/cowboy terms for “sweetheart” and other terms of endearment? ---
**Author:** ![Cowgirl\_Jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567/45 "2004-10-28T21:44:28Z")
Darlin’ is pretty generic, and I think it’s been around a while. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567/46 "2004-10-28T22:51:43Z")
Around here, a woman who can ride, like a rodeo queen or a barrel racer, is generally called a cowgirl. A woman who can break horses, sort cattle, sling fenceposts, string barbed wire, figure out profit and loss on hay, negotiate pasture leases, back a truck with a loaded stock trailer, assist in the birth of a calf, preg-test a cow, and turn a bull calf into a steer is generally called “ma’am.” If there’s a word for women like that, it’s probably “ranch wife.” ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Starfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dr.Starfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Starfish)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567/47 "2004-10-30T03:46:03Z")
> [@InvisibleWombat](#): > > Around here, a woman who can ride, like a rodeo queen or a barrel racer, is generally called a cowgirl. > > A woman who can break horses, sort cattle, sling fenceposts, string barbed wire, figure out profit and loss on hay, negotiate pasture leases, back a truck with a loaded stock trailer, assist in the birth of a calf, preg-test a cow, and turn a bull calf into a steer is generally called “ma’am.” > > If there’s a word for women like that, it’s probably “ranch wife.” Is there such a thing as black cowboy slang? I’ve been trying to find this out. I’ve asked once before but is “buffalo gal” an actual term? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Starfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dr.Starfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Starfish)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567/48 "2004-10-30T04:08:07Z")
> [@Cowgirl Jules](#): > > Gals? Cowgirl is pretty much all I’ve ever been called. Well, and “Hot rod” and “Annie Oakley” depending on circumstances. Oh, and “Darlin’.” Why a “hot rod”? What’s the connotation behind it? Also, I address the same last two questions I asked InvisibleWombat to you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Starfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dr.Starfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Starfish)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567/49 "2004-10-30T04:18:08Z")
> [@InvisibleWombat](#): > > Around here, a woman who can ride, like a rodeo queen or a barrel racer, is generally called a cowgirl. > > A woman who can break horses, sort cattle, sling fenceposts, string barbed wire, figure out profit and loss on hay, negotiate pasture leases, back a truck with a loaded stock trailer, assist in the birth of a calf, preg-test a cow, and turn a bull calf into a steer is generally called “ma’am.” > > If there’s a word for women like that, it’s probably “ranch wife.” What terms do they use for tomboys? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Starfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dr.Starfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Starfish)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567/50 "2004-10-30T04:20:58Z")
What slang terms do Latin cowboys use for cowgirls? Does anyone know of any terms of endearment? ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567/51 "2004-10-30T12:23:34Z")
> [@Dr. Starfish](#): > > Is there such a thing as black cowboy slang? I’ve been trying to find this out. Hard to say. If there is, Ella Fitzgerald uses it in “Cow Cow Boogie.” ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567/52 "2004-10-30T17:19:29Z")
> [@Dr. Starfish](#): > > Is there such a thing as black cowboy slang? I’ve been trying to find this out. > I’ve asked once before but is “buffalo gal” an actual term? Sorry, but I don’t know the answer to either question. In the big cities and on television, black people and white people seem to be speaking two different languages. Around here, we all talk pretty much the same, no matter what color we are. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Starfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dr.Starfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Starfish)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567/53 "2004-10-30T21:06:30Z")
Since Western/Cowboy Slang is related to this topic, I’ll post these questions here: What terms do they use for tough men and women, heroes, heroines, troublemakers, good men, good women, smart and seasoned people and terms of endearment? And other terms that are reflective of their personalities or characteristics? And terms for good-looking or attractive men and women, charmers, sweet men and women, clever men and women, and men and women physically fit or endowed? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Starfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dr.Starfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Starfish)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567/54 "2004-10-31T06:28:13Z")
Are there any other terms for tomboys? What about troublemakers? Are there any western/cowboy terms of endearment/affection? ---
**Author:** ![Mesquite-oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567/55 "2004-10-31T07:06:34Z")
> [@Dr. Starfish](#): > > Hello. I need some cowboy, western and/or Texas slang terms for cowgirls, tough girls and women, bad girls/women. Did I miss something that everyone else knows? Dr., you have been tenaciously pursuing this topic for almost a month. In some cases, you have asked the same questions over and over as if getting the precise definitions is very very improtant to you. I also noted that you have started other threads with similar questions. If I may respectfully ask…“What in tarnation are you up to?” ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567/56 "2004-10-31T15:42:19Z")
**Dr. Starfish** I’m closing this thread. It’s just too ramblin’. Please limit your posts to a discreet number of questions. If, in the middle of a thread you need to ask about multiple new words/topics, start a new thread. BUT, do NOT repeat the same question(s) in multiple threads. **samclem** GQ moderator [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-cowgirls/267567.md?page=2)