High-cotton Definition

noun

(US, slang, idiomatic) The best of times; a time of well being.

We're in high cotton now.
You're in high cotton.
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Origin of High-cotton

  • The term "high cotton" or "tall cotton" originates from the rural farming community in the antebellum (pre-Civil War) when "high cotton" meant that the crops were good and the prices, were, too. The term has generalized to mean one is doing well or is successful.

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