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horse armor

; armor worn by a horse.

ˈhɔɹs ˈɑɹmɚDocumented since 2000s2000sGen ZCurrent8.1K viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 26, 2026

; armor worn by a horse.

Origin: In reference to Bethesda Game Studios' 2006 RPG, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, which notoriously offered horse armor as a paid piece of DLC. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 26, 2026

(idiomatic, humorous, chiefly, derogatory, gaming, Internet slang) A piece of downloadable content or microtransaction for a video game, especially one purely cosmetic and considered being of bad value.

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  • “Sometimes the lines people draw and rally around are weird. Maybe it’s trying to learn from history and stop a problem at its source like how some folks now regret not doing more to stop micro transactions and small horse armor like dlc. I can only speculate of course.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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