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单词 cotton-picking
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Definition of cotton-picking in English:

cotton-picking

adjective
North American informal
  • attributive Used for emphasis.

    just a cotton-picking minute!
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I said, ‘Wait a cotton-picking minute - I've always known him, knew he was a good operator and all that, but don't talk to me about taking over this thing now.‘
    • So why is my cotton-picking mind thinking about hamburgers?
    • And I hope he'll remember me and Fred, and keep his cotton-picking paws off my fiancée's sunflowers.
    • But hang on just one cotton-picking minute!
    • Well, one mighty big business that has been especially loud about telling government to keep its cotton-picking hands out of their business is the meat industry.
 
 

Definition of cotton-picking in US English:

cotton-picking

(also cotton-pickin')
adjectiveˈkätnˌpikiNGˈkɑtnˌpɪkɪŋ
North American informal
  • Used for emphasis, especially with disapproval or reproach.

    just a cotton-picking minute!
    he's a cotton-pickin' liar!
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And I hope he'll remember me and Fred, and keep his cotton-picking paws off my fiancée's sunflowers.
    • So why is my cotton-picking mind thinking about hamburgers?
    • Well, one mighty big business that has been especially loud about telling government to keep its cotton-picking hands out of their business is the meat industry.
    • But hang on just one cotton-picking minute!
    • I said, ‘Wait a cotton-picking minute - I've always known him, knew he was a good operator and all that, but don't talk to me about taking over this thing now.‘
 
 
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