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horse opera

A film or other theatrical work about the American West; a western.

horse opera

(Performing Arts) Informal another term for Western [4]

horse opera - A slang term for a western (movie).

See also related terms for movie.

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Noun

horse opera - a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development

Western

feature film, feature - the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'"

spaghetti Western - a low-budget Western movie produced by a European (especially an Italian) film company

Translations

horse opera n (hum) → western m inv

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horse opera (redirected from horse operas)

horse opera
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