bless my cotton socks

English

Alternative forms

  • God bless my cotton socks

Etymology

Interjection

bless my cotton socks

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