giddyup
Rider's verbal prod
Giddyup is a command to a horse to go faster, typically shouted while riding.
The word imitates the sounds riders make to urge horses forward.
Extended to general use, it signals readiness to get moving or start something: Alright, giddyup—let's get this done.
Also spelled giddyap or giddy-up.
Swiftest quadruped gait
- trotPace between walk, canter
- canterModerate equine gait
- whoaCommand to stop
- reinsBit-attached steering straps
saddle · spur · whip · mount · ride · horseback · bridle · bit
Mounted cattle herder
- rodeoCowboy skills competition
- lassoLooped rope for catching
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- outlawFugitive from justice
sheriff · stagecoach · prairie · cattle · rustler · bandana · chaps · spurs
State of eager enthusiasm
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- energyPower to do work
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- zealIntense driving devotion
fervor · gusto · pep · zest · vigor · exuberance · spiritedness · animation
Wheeled passenger vehicle
- buggyHorse-drawn cart
- stagecoachHorse-drawn route vehicle
- hoovesUngulate foot coverings
- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
farrier · blacksmith · livery · hitching post · horseshoe · stable · hayride · surrey
gallop
Swiftest quadruped gait
reins · saddle · spur · whip · mount · ride · horseback · bridle · bit · stirrups
cowboy
Mounted cattle herder
- rodeoCowboy skills competition
- lassoLooped rope for catching
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
outlaw · sheriff · stagecoach · prairie · cattle · rustler · bandana · chaps · spurs · wagon
excitement
State of eager enthusiasm
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- energyPower to do work
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
zeal · fervor · gusto · pep · zest · vigor · exuberance · spiritedness · animation · vivacity
carriage
Wheeled passenger vehicle
- buggyHorse-drawn cart
- stagecoachHorse-drawn route vehicle
- hoovesUngulate foot coverings
paddock · farrier · blacksmith · livery · hitching post · horseshoe · stable · hayride · surrey · buckboard
- Wild Westcowboy, howdy, sheriff, lawmen, yeehaw
- animal commandswhoa, gee, haw, mush, hike
- Horse Idiomshold your horses, dark horse, high horse, straight from the horse's mouth, horse sense
- commandsgo, stop, wait, come, run