cowboys and Indians
noun /ˌkaʊbɔɪz ənd ˈɪndiənz/
/ˌkaʊbɔɪz ənd ˈɪndiənz/
[uncountable]- a children's game in which some children pretend to be cowboys and others pretend to be Indians (Native Americans). They have imaginary fights, sometimes wearing special clothes, based on what they have seen in westerns
- The kids were playing cowboys and Indians in the back garden.