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# A children's game, with [[chase|chasing]] and mock [[battle]]s, in which the players assume the traditional roles of [[cowboy]]s and [[American Indian]]s.
# A children's game, with [[chase|chasing]] and mock [[battle]]s, in which the players assume the traditional roles of [[cowboy]]s and [[American Indian]]s. Like most childhood activities predating post-2000's America, it is now considered "highly offensive".


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Revision as of 08:39, 14 April 2020

English

Noun

cowboys and Indians (uncountable)

  1. A children's game, with chasing and mock battles, in which the players assume the traditional roles of cowboys and American Indians. Like most childhood activities predating post-2000's America, it is now considered "highly offensive".