Transcription
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- [kot-n pik-ing]
- /ˈkɒt n ˈpɪk ɪŋ/
- /ˈkɒtn pɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kot-n pik-ing]
- /ˈkɒt n ˈpɪk ɪŋ/
Definitions of cotton-picking word
- adjective cotton-picking Cotton-picking is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying. 3
- adjective cotton-picking (intensifier qualifying something undesirable) 3
- adjective cotton-picking worthless, damned, hateful, etc. 3
- adjective cotton-picking damned; confounded: That's a cottonpickin' lie. 1
- noun cotton-picking The harvesting of cotton. 0
- adjective cotton-picking (Colloquial) (US, idiomatic) An intensifier, like "darn", used for emphasis or to signify that something is of little value. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of cotton-picking
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1950-55; cotton + pick1 + -ing2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cotton-picking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cotton-picking popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
See also
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