Almost every day we still use words and slang phrases that came from the Old West. Words like brand, maverick and railroaded, along with phrases like climb down off your high horse and passing the buck. These creative words and phrases are poetic, descriptive and often quite humorous, like the saying "He's wearing a ten-dollar Stetson on a five-cent head," or "she's as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs." The memory of the Wild West is kept alive by the language that we use. Ride shotgun with me as we explore the meanings and historical origins of these Western words and slang phrases.