[Ads-l] cotton-picking

[Laurence Horn]

And (unlike literal references to cotton picking) the only pronunciation I’ve ever heard for the expletive is “cotton-pickin”.

LH

> On Jun 25, 2018, at 9:29 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> Popularized by Tennessee Ernie. See HDAS.
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> "Cotton-picking" functions essentially as a euphemism for "goddamned."
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> JL
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> On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 6:42 AM W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> "If the river was whiskey and the branch was wine
>> You could see me in bathin' just any ol' time ..."
>> Charlie Poole 1930, 0:33 - 0:38
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL4J-XIAKvw
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