horse opera

noun
1.
a television or radio program or motion picture about the Wild West, often presented serially and usually dealing with adventures of cowboys, gunmen, gold prospectors, etc.
Compare Western (def 8).
Examples from the web for horse opera
  • They've all done nobly by a noble horse opera, but none so nobly as its director.
British Dictionary definitions for horse opera

horse opera

noun
1.
(informal) another term for Western (sense 4)
Slang definitions & phrases for horse opera

horse opera

noun phrase
  1. A cowboy movie; western; oater (1927+)
  2. A circus show featuring horses (1857+ Circus)