touch cotton

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touch cotton

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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).

verb touches cotton · touching cotton · touched cotton

euphemistic, idiomatic, intransitive, slang To struggle to hold back an imminent bowel movement. After 3 hours at the all-you-can-eat buffet I was totally touching cotton.
Similar: crown, grow a tail, prairie dog, turtle head

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@misc{touch_cotton_2026,
  title = {touch cotton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/touch%20cotton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}