horse opera

noun

: western sense 2

Examples of horse opera in a Sentence

the star of many horse operas
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That is what has always motivated me, even in the midst of big horse operas and historical epics. — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024 At the end of the month, Devolver will release Weird West, an inky horse opera set in an American frontier beset by ghouls, cultists, and a variety of other prairie nightmares. — Luke Winkie, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2022

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First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of horse opera was in 1923

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“Horse opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horse%20opera. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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