gunslinging
Wild West marksmanship
Gunslinging is the action or style of a gunslinger—someone skilled with firearms, especially in the manner of Wild West outlaws and lawmen.
The term evokes quick draws and showdowns: The movie featured plenty of gunslinging and saloon brawls.
Figuratively, it describes aggressive, confrontational behavior: corporate gunslinging, legal gunslinging.
Mounted cattle herder
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- outlawFugitive from justice
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- holsterSidearm carrying case
sixshooter · desperado · bounty · wanted · posse · deputy · marshal · frontier
Sidearm carrying case
- drawCreate with pencil
- triggerWhat initiates action
- fastestMost rapid of all
- reflexesAutomatic physical responses
speed · aim · duel · accuracy · timing · reaction · revolver · pistol
Small one-handed firearms
- pacesRates of progress
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- challengeTest of ability
- secondsTime units, or extras
showdown · antagonists · combat · vengeance · standoff · noon · sundown · faceoff
Of the sunset side
- spaghettiLong thin cylindrical pasta
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- trickshotShowy, difficult maneuver
- spinningRevolving around an axis
twirling · flair · performance · exhibition · stunt · theatrical · genre · legend
cowboy
Mounted cattle herder
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- outlawFugitive from justice
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
holster · sixshooter · desperado · bounty · wanted · posse · deputy · marshal · frontier · territory
holster
Sidearm carrying case
reflexes · speed · aim · duel · accuracy · timing · reaction · revolver · pistol · marksman
pistols
Small one-handed firearms
seconds · showdown · antagonists · combat · vengeance · standoff · noon · sundown · faceoff · rivalry
western
Of the sunset side
- spaghettiLong thin cylindrical pasta
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- trickshotShowy, difficult maneuver
spinning · twirling · flair · performance · exhibition · stunt · theatrical · genre · legend · mythology
gunslingingunarmed combat
Fighting without weapons
fistfighting · hand-to-hand combat · martial arts · wrestling · grappling
gunslingingcautious
Careful to avoid risk
measured · deliberate · restrained · prudent · circumspect
gunslingingpeacemaking
Resolving conflicts through negotiation
diplomacy · pacifism · negotiation · nonviolence · mediation