cowbell
noun
cow·bell
ˈkau̇-ˌbel 
: a bell hung around the neck of a cow to make a sound by which the cow can be located
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Cue the Keegan Murray chants and that insatiable need for more cowbells.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
There’s footage of cowbells being manufactured at Ranco, the same company whose brand appears on the cowbell that Ferrell played — assaulted?
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Ferrell is on the cowbell, and fictional music producer Bruce Dickinson’s (Christopher Walken) gotta have more cowbell, baby.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Now in its landmark 50th season and with more Emmys than any other TV show, SNL has cemented its place in pop culture history — one cowbell at a time.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
There’s footage of cowbells being manufactured at Ranco, the same company whose brand appears on the cowbell that Ferrell played — assaulted?
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Ferrell is on the cowbell, and fictional music producer Bruce Dickinson’s (Christopher Walken) gotta have more cowbell, baby.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Now in its landmark 50th season and with more Emmys than any other TV show, SNL has cemented its place in pop culture history — one cowbell at a time.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Cowbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowbell. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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cowbell
noun
cow·bell
ˈkau̇-ˌbel
: a bell hung about the neck of a cow to indicate its whereabouts
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