bless my cotton socks
Definitions
Exclamation of surprise or astonishment.
Examples
“Hey, look⟳ at her ... just look⟳ at her ... making googoo eyes at Pasta's millionaire. God bless my cotton socks, Pasta'll cut⟳ her liver out for that⸺Herp! Pardon me!⸺just you wait⟳ and see⟳.”
“Is there a better opening line to a song than Julian Cope’s delighted response to pop stardom: “Bless my cotton socks, I’m in the news!”?”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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