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bless my cotton socks en · INTJ

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. An exclamation of surprise or astonishment.
   • 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. 1936, Gerald Kersh, Men are So Ardent, W. Morrow, page 120:
   • 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!”? 2024 April 13, Tim Cooper, quoting Julian Cope, “The Teardrop Explodes – Reward”, in Eats, Drinks & Leaves:

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