English Explanatory Dictionary

all hat and no cowboy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.

Word forms

all hat and no cowboy all hat and no cattle

Etymology

In reference to cattle ranchers and the hats they stereotypically wear.

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