"Some interesting Cowboy lingo that you might want to know about might include the phrase: ""Above Snakes"". If you are ""above snakes"" then it means that you are above ground or still alive. An ""Ace in the Hole"" means a hideout or a hidden gun. A ""Gadabout"" is a person who walks around without business. The phrase ""Go Boil Your Shirt"" means take a hike, or get lost! And when a cowboy has
. been ""Given the Mitten"" he has been discarded or turned down by a lady. http://www.legendsofamerica.com/WE-Slang.html"