Definition of be in high cotton

in high cotton

• Well off, especially in terms of happiness or satisfaction.
  
  For example, "We are living in high cotton since we moved to our new location."
  
  In use at least since the early 1920's, especially in the South. Relates to the high price of cotton while other commodities were decreasing in value or to tall cotton plants which produced more bolls.

  Last edited on Feb 25 2015. Submitted by Anonymous on Feb 25 2015.

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• in a low-effort work zone.

  Last edited on Dec 16 2011. Submitted by Dak on Feb 15 2010.

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cotton mouth	Definitions include: dry mouth.
cotton on	Definitions include: to discover; become wise to.
cotton pony	Definitions include: a tampon.
dot cotton	Definitions include: prairie dogging.
high cotton	Definitions include: see in high cotton.
ride (one's) cotton pony	Definitions include: menstruation
ride the cotton pony	Definitions include: to menstruate.
storm the cotton gin	Definitions include: to have sex.
touch cotton	Definitions include: to need to defecate very badly.
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high as a kite	Definitions include: very high.
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high-fallootin	Definitions include: pie-in-the-sky, fancy, crazy and elitist.
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ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
all in	Definitions include: involving everyone or everything.
all up in	Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
an ice cube's chance in hell	Definitions include: no chance.
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back in the day	Definitions include: at some time before the present.
back in the saddle	Definitions include: having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing.
baked-in	Definitions include: included.
bald man in a boat	Definitions include: clitoris.
barge in	Definitions include: to intrude.
barge in on	Definitions include: See barge in.
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