horse armor

== English == === Etymology === In reference to Bethesda Game Studios' 2006 RPG, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, which notoriously offered horse armor as a paid piece of DLC. === Pronunciation === === Noun === horse armor (plural horse armors) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see horse,‎ armor.; armor worn by a horse. (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.