COTTON-PICKING


Meaning of COTTON-PICKING in English

Pronunciation: ' kä-t ə n- ˌ pi-ki ŋ , - ˌ pi-k ə n

Function: 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>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.