bless my cotton socks

interjection

An exclamation of surprise or astonishment.

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Meanings

interjection

alternative God bless my cotton socks

  1. An exclamation of surprise or astonishment.

    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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    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

Origin

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

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APA

bless my cotton socks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bless%20my%20cotton%20socks

MLA

“bless my cotton socks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bless%20my%20cotton%20socks. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bless my cotton socks,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bless%20my%20cotton%20socks.

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