Wild West show

American  

noun

1. an entertainment, often as part of a circus, representing scenes and events from the early history of the western U.S. and displaying feats of marksmanship, horseback riding, rope twirling, and the like.

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Wild West show British  

noun

1. a show or circus act presenting feats of horsemanship, shooting, etc

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Etymology

Origin of Wild West show

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Summers off from law school, he joined the Buffalo Bill Wild West show, and traveled to London, where, what-ho, he ran into Yaw again.

From Los Angeles Times

The exhibition covers the sweep of Bonheur’s long career, including works as diverse as a painting of two rabbits nibbling on a carrot that she showed at the Paris Salon when she was 19; a portrait of “Buffalo Bill” Cody on horseback, whom she befriended when he performed his “Wild West” show in Paris during the Universal Exposition in 1889; and cyanotype photographs she experimented with in later life.

From New York Times

Stories of Dowie’s miracles abound, including one about Sadie Cody, a niece of Buffalo Bill Cody, a celebrity known for his Wild West Show, who said her spinal tumor was healed by Dowie’s prayers.

From Seattle Times

Frankie didn’t release my elbow until we had found safe refuge in an alley several blocks from the entrance to the Wild West Show.

From Literature

He must have followed Grigori from the Wild West Show to the White City, or perhaps he had been lured there without even realizing it, like a bloodhound led to a pitfall.

From Literature