The season of cotton-picking commences in the latter part of July, and continues without intermission to the Christmas holidays.
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cotton-picking — (adj.) as a deprecatory term first recorded in a Bugs Bunny cartoon, but a similar noun meaning contemptible person dates to around 1919, perhaps with racist overtones that have faded over the years. Before mechanization, cotton picking was the… … Etymology dictionary
cotton-picking — ☆ cotton picking [kät′ npik΄ən ] adj. Slang worthless, damned, hateful, etc.: used as a general intensive of opprobrium * * * cot·ton pick·ing (kŏtʹn pĭk ĭng) adj. Informal Used as an intensive: a cotton picking fool; out of your cotton picking… … Universalium
cotton\ picking — • cotton picking • cotton pickin adj slang colloquial Worthless, crude, common, messy. Keep your cotton picking hands off my flowers! You ve got to clean up your room, son, this is a cotton pickin mess! … Словарь американских идиом
cotton-picking — cotton .picking adj [only before noun] especially AmE old fashioned used to emphasize that you are annoyed or surprised ▪ Mind your own cotton picking business! … Dictionary of contemporary English
cotton picking — [cotton pickin ] {adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} Worthless, crude, common, messy. * /Keep your cotton picking hands off my flowers!/ * /You ve got to clean up your room, son, this is a cotton pickin mess!/ … Dictionary of American idioms
cotton picking — [cotton pickin ] {adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} Worthless, crude, common, messy. * /Keep your cotton picking hands off my flowers!/ * /You ve got to clean up your room, son, this is a cotton pickin mess!/ … Dictionary of American idioms
cotton-picking — ☆ cotton picking [kät′ npik΄ən ] adj. Slang worthless, damned, hateful, etc.: used as a general intensive of opprobrium … English World dictionary
cotton-picking — adjective Date: circa 1952 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 > … New Collegiate Dictionary
cotton-picking — AND cotton pickin’ mod. worthless; damned. (Folksy.) □ What’s the cotton pickin idea? □ Who is this cotton picking bigwig pushing us around? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Cotton-picking — unworthy; simple: out of one s cotton picking mind (originally US slang (1950s)) … Dictionary of Australian slang
