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Corporate Cowboy

In this context, the term “cowboy” has been given a negative connotation. In this sense, "cowboy" refers to those people who shoot around with empty word shells (hollow words or also buzzwords), especially in meetings with word salvos, in order to generate an impression among team members and supervisors to look as competent and intelligent as possible by using a lot of “intelligent or technical” words. This is also referred to as “bullshit-bingo” and causes a lot of hot air and dust but with a “peng-peng-wow-effect”, meaning, firstly, people are highly impressed and intimidated. But over time, team members and supervisors understand that it is just hot air and are in fact annoyed by the cowboy’s apperiance and “wana-be, joke cracking” leadership behaviour.
Their behavior is driven purely by opportunistic and egoistic nature and solely serves to present themselves strategically best in the company or in the team. Supervisors are slimed by the application of cowboyism, whereby people on the same level are run over by renewed word salvos and “peng-peng” gestures, knocked off and/or made mouth-dead.
The basic prerequisite for corporate cowboys is the lack of leadership qualities and incompetence of superiors or the deliberate promotion by other cowboys, who in turn satisfy each other's egoistic spirit in their own cowboy group to the point of neurological orgasm with their fictitious intelligence and pomposity. One calls it also "man round".
This dude is such a bullshit-bingo guy . He is a corporate cowboy......
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Did you listen to Steve? He was just ..peng peng peng peng peng peng...all the time.
by Azem14 November 22, 2021
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tube cowboy

When you justify purchasing dope cowboy boots for a Texas wedding by wearing them when you get home on the tube in London… nice work bobo!
D-Rock didn’t Google “tube cowboy” but if he had, he would have found this…
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The Cowboy Hat Rule

The cowboy hat rule is simple, really; You steal the hat, you ride the cowboy!
"Well, pretty lady. Since you done made off with my hat, I don't suppose you're against following the cowboy hat rule." He said mischievously.
by CallMeLeigh March 11, 2024
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Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.
Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.
by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024
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North Queensland Cowboys

The best team in Queensland from the NRL competition. Also known as The Cows or Cowbies by the young folk. So good they made the Brisbane Broncos (The capital team) their little bitch in the 2015 grand final. They sport blokes comparable to muscle strewn ringers from the outback with a taste for every type of footy meat. Their cheerleaders are super hot too.
NRL Ring in: Who do you support in the NRL.
Cowboy Fan: The North Queensland Cowboys - only the best hey.
NRL Ring In: I support the Broncos
Cowboy Fan : Your a dickhead.
by Crankymouse March 17, 2024
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cowboy speedrunning

A product development methodology where team focuses on delivering daily updates and improvements directly to users, sidestepping conventional processes like detailed task management, frequent meetings, and structured sprints.

It's typically adopted during critical phases such as the lead-up to a product launch or immediately afterwards. While effective in the short term for rapid improvements, extended periods of cowboy speedrunning can lead to burnout, increased technical debt, and potentially risky decisions.
In the past week, our team has adopted cowboy speedrunning. We've managed to rapidly address user feedback and issues, greatly improving their experience.
by pyyding March 20, 2024
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Cowboy Carter

One of Beyonce's best works.
"Sorry, I must listen to Beyonce's new album, Cowboy Carter, releasing on March 29, 2024."
by Hmmleommm March 20, 2024
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