Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bless my cotton socks

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: bless my -cot-ton -socks
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An exclamation of surprise or astonishment.

Example Sentences

"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!”?"

Etymology

* compare bless my soul, bless someone's cotton socks

Inflected Forms

God bless my cotton socks (alternative)

Questions

What does bless my cotton socks mean?: An exclamation of surprise or astonishment.
Where does bless my cotton socks come from?: * compare bless my soul, bless someone's cotton socks

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