An adjective of Southern U.S. origin: Pain in the ass. Difficult. Bothersome. God-forsaken. Irritating. Frustrating. Crazy-making. Idiotic. Unbearable.
Originated as a descriptor for the labor of harvesting cotton crops. Later used to described the farm-workers, primarily african-american slaves, who harvested the crops. May be offensive, and perceived as derogatory or insulting, to any intelligent or enlightened audience if spoken aloud.
"Are you out of your cotton-pickin' mind?" "Assembling IKEA furniture is so cotton-pickin' hard if you don't follow the instructions." "My boss is such a cotton-pickin' fool."
Cotton Picking used in a sentence goes back to the early days of the south. It was a term used to display anger or dismay. It was coined by plantation owners that had slaves that picked cotton. Since these slaves were seen as lazy the plantation owners would always be upset with them.
Music that African Americans fancy when working out in the cottonyards for old man Clemens.
"Wowsers those negrows should turn down that Cotton Pickin Music" "Look at that cracker and or saltine being black jammin to Cotton Pickin Music"
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Cotton Pickin' Second
The equivalent of picking a single boll of cotton, the average time being; 3.4 seconds. This definition dates back to the 1800's when if someone was to be rushed or hurried they would respond with "gimmie one cotton pickin' second!"
