cowboys and indians, n.Definitions

Cowboys and Indians (n.) was ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a childhood game of shooting natives, like playing "Aryans and Jews" in Germany — and for generations no one noticed anything odd.