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The cow that refused to be branded, now a personality type.
means Someone who thinks and acts independently, refusing to follow the herd or accept conventional rules.
from From Samuel Maverick, a 19th-century Texas rancher who pointedly didn't brand his cattle, so any unbranded stray became a maverick.
Literal originMeant an unbranded, ownerless calf first.
He resisted twiceMaverick also refused to swear loyalty oaths.
Top GunMade the word a permanent swagger costume.