cotton-picking
An intensifier, like "darn", used for emphasis or to signify that something is of…An intensifier, like "darn", used for emphasis or to signify that something is of little value.
Meaning
2 senses(US, colloquial, dialectal, idiomatic)An intensifier, like "darn", used for emphasis or to signify that something is of little value.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cotton, picking.