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>