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Noun: cotton-picking  'kó-tun,pi-king
  1. The harvesting of cotton
    "The cotton-picking season was in full swing on the plantation"
Adjective: cotton-picking  'kó-tun,pi-king
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. Used as a disapproving intensifier (often considered offensive due to historical racial connotations)
    "Keep your cotton-picking hands off my stuff"