Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

touch cotton

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: touch -cot-ton
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To struggle to hold back an imminent bowel movement.

Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"After 3 hours at the all-you-can-eat buffet I was totally touching cotton."
"Once these kids come here today trick or treating, they are gonna get a mouthful — and a pant full ^([sic]) — / Crappin ^([sic]) their shorts all the way into next week... teach them to screw with their elders... they’ll be touching cotton / Yeah those little bastards will be prairie dogging it all the way home!"

Etymology

Referring to the emerging tip of an urgent bowel movement getting in contact with the inner fabric of a pair of underpants (made of cotton — the commonest material — or otherwise).

Usage

Inflected Forms

touches cotton (present, singular) touching cotton (participle, present) touched cotton (participle, past) touched cotton (past)

Phrases

skid mark

Frequently Paired Words

skid mark

Synonyms

crown grow a tail prairie dog turtle head

Questions

What does touch cotton mean?: To struggle to hold back an imminent bowel movement.
Where does touch cotton come from?: Referring to the emerging tip of an urgent bowel movement getting in contact with the inner fabric of a pair of underpants (made of cotton — the commonest material — or otherwise).

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