Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Used as an intensive.
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- noun The
harvesting ofcotton - adjective US, idiomatic, colloquial An intensifier, like "
darn ", used for emphasis or to signify that something is of little value. - adjective US, idiomatic, pejorative, colloquial Describes a person who tends to become involved in matters outside of his area of concern.
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Examples
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David J. Phillip/Associated Press A cotton-picking machine passed over a cotton field near Corpus Christi.
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He told stories of Fresno and cotton-picking, of Castroville, where artichokes grew, and Yakima, Washington, where apples were heavy on the trees.
Alba 2009
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He told stories of Fresno and cotton-picking, of Castroville, where artichokes grew, and Yakima, Washington, where apples were heavy on the trees.
Alba 2009
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She attributed her fast hands to her cotton-picking days as a young girl in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Crazy Loco Love Victor Villaseñor 2010
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Earlier this summer, Newsweek editor Julia Reed said Obama was "out of his cotton-picking mind" on "Anderson Cooper 360."
Rick Sanchez Calls Obama 'Cotton Picking President,' Apologizes (VIDEO) 2010
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She attributed her fast hands to her cotton-picking days as a young girl in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Crazy Loco Love Victor Villaseñor 2010
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Earlier this summer, Newsweek editor Julia Reed said Obama was "out of his cotton-picking mind" on "Anderson Cooper 360."
Rick Sanchez Calls Obama 'Cotton Picking President,' Apologizes (VIDEO) 2010
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The weed, which can grow six feet high on a stalk like a baseball bat, is tough enough to damage delicate parts of his cotton-picking equipment.
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She attributed her fast hands to her cotton-picking days as a young girl in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Crazy Loco Love Victor Villaseñor 2010
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They should thank their grandfathers for their cotton-picking trust funds.
Is That Legal?: The Risks of Partisan Supreme Court Blogging? 2007
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