cotton-picking

adjective

cot·ton-pick·ing | \ ˈkä-tᵊn-ˌpi-kiŋ

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, -ˌpi-kən\

Definition of cotton-picking

1 : damned —used as a generalized expression of disapproval a cotton-picking hypocrite

2 : damned —used as an intensive out of his cotton-picking mind— Irving Kristol

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The first known use of cotton-picking was circa 1952

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cotton-picking

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of cotton-picking

US, old-fashioned + informal —used to make a statement more forceful

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