cot|ton-pick|ing

cot|ton-pick|ing
cot|ton-pick|ing «KOT uhn PIHK ihng», adjective, adverb. U.S. Slang.
–adj.
2. (as an intensive only) confounded: »

Whoever said that if you build a better mousetrap the world will beat a path to your door was out of his cotton-picking mind (Time).

–adv.
very.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • cot·ton-pick·ing — /ˈkɑːtn̩ˌpıkən/ adj, always used before a noun US old fashioned + informal used to make a statement more forceful She didn t do a cotton picking [=damned, darned] thing all day. Now wait one cotton picking minute! He is a cotton picking [=damned] …   Useful english dictionary

  • cottonpickin' — cot•ton•pick•in [[t]ˈkɒt nˌpɪk ən[/t]] also cot•ton•pick•ing [[t] ˌpɪk ən, ˌpɪk ɪŋ[/t]] adj. Slang. sts damned; confounded • Etymology: 1950–55, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • cotton-picking — cot|ton pick|ing [ katn ,pıkın ] adjective only before noun AMERICAN OLD FASHIONED used for emphasizing what you are saying, especially when you are angry: Get your cotton picking hands off my girl! …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; …   English syllables

  • January 2004 — larr; January February March April May June July August September October November December →EventsJanuary 1* Ireland s Roman Catholic and Protestant Boy Scouts organisations merge after nearly a century of division, in spite of efforts by the R …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”