Editing Cowboy (section)

===Word===
The word "cowboy" is sometimes used pejoratively. Originally this derived from the behavior of some cowboys in the boomtowns of Kansas, at the end of the trail for long cattle drives, where cowboys developed a reputation for violence and wild behavior due to the inevitable impact of large numbers of cowboys, mostly young single men, receiving their pay in large lump sums upon arriving in communities with many drinking and gambling establishments.<ref>Malone, J. p. 58.</ref>

"Cowboy" as an adjective for "reckless" developed in the 1920s.<ref name="Etymology-cow"/> "Cowboy" is sometimes used today in a derogatory sense to describe someone who is reckless or ignores potential risks, irresponsible or who heedlessly handles a sensitive or dangerous task.<ref name="cowboy" /> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine referred to President [[George W. Bush]]'s foreign policy as "[[Cowboy diplomacy]]",<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Ratnesar |first1=Romesh |last2=Allen |first2=Mike |title=The End of Cowboy Diplomacy: Why George W. Bush's Grand Strategy for Remaking the World Had to Change |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1211578,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716114821/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C1211578%2C00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2006 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=July 27, 2019 |date=July 9, 2006}}</ref> and Bush has been described in the press, particularly in Europe, as a "cowboy", not realizing that this was not a compliment.

In English-speaking regions outside North America, such as the [[British Isles]] and [[Australasia]], "cowboy" can refer to a [[tradesman]] whose work is of shoddy and questionable value, e.g., "a cowboy [[plumber]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel5.com/shows/cowboy-builders |title=Cowboy Builders |publisher=Channel 5 |access-date=2013-02-28}}</ref> The term also lent itself to the British 1980s TV sitcom, ''[[Cowboys (TV series)|Cowboys]]''. Similar usage is seen in the United States to describe someone in the skilled trades who operates without proper training or licenses. In the eastern United States, "cowboy" as a noun is sometimes used to describe a [[Reckless driving|fast or careless driver]] on the highway.<ref name="cowboy" /><ref>{{cite web |title=European press review: Mr. Bush Goes to Europe |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1387617.stm |website=BBC News |access-date=July 27, 2019 |date=June 14, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=D.C |first1=Alexander Schwabe |title=Bush Hosts the Pope: The Cowboy and the Shepherd |url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,547723,00.html |website=Spiegel Online |access-date=July 27, 2019 |date=April 16, 2008}}</ref>