Define Cottoned On Meaning

Cottoned On
come to some sort of realisation

the guy hasn't cottoned on to us stealing all his shit yet
By Dixie
Cotton To
southern/redneck slang : take kindly to, appreciate; usually used in the negative form, however

Redneck 1 : I didn't cotton to the way you looked at my daughter.

Redneck 2 : I don't rightly care, I love her whether she's my mom or not.
By Laurena
Cotton On
To realize or catch on to something - usually something in the past which you should have figured out at the time but didn't; Scottish slang.

She was giving all kinds of hints that she was interested in me, but I just didn't cotton on until I got home.
By Page
Cotton
want; accept; appreciate; to put up with; to take kindly to

We don't cotton to insert your favorite racial slur around these parts.
By Celina
Cotton
Latin for bacon (see Natalie Tran's YouTube channel to understand)

"Now I suggest you turn off the steam on the iron and have it on cotton setting to cook the bacon, because we all know that cotton is Latin for bacon."
By Faun
Cottoneer

You're a cottoneer just like your ancestors
By Katherina
Cotton
word used to describe a small piece of cotton used to draw-up your drug of choice into a syringe. this piece of cotton can be from a cigarette filter(already smoked, or not if you're lucky), from a Q-tip, or it can be pre-made and distributed at a needle exhange.

yo, i need to get some cotton to get off.
By Katey
Cotton
A white and fluffy plant, commonly picked by negro slaves on plantations in the southern United States in the 1800's. Used to make tee-shirts and other clothing products.

"Get back to pickin' that cotton before I whip your black ass."
By Henryetta
Cottonism
Something the character "Cotton" from "King of the Hill" might say. Or really anyone who hails from the tornado states. A bit of wisdom said with a Texan drawl, but really coming from Oklahoma.

My favorite Cottonism is as follows. Melanie: "I think I ate too much for lunch. I don't know if I should make myself throw up or have an epidural!"
By Cam
Cotton
Cotton - Best thing for the whites, worst for the blacks

By Melania