high cotton

== English == === Etymology === The term "high cotton" or "tall cotton" originates from the rural farming community in the antebellum (pre-Civil War) South 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. === Pronunciation === === Noun === high cotton (uncountable) (US, Southern US, slang, idiomatic) The best of times; a time of well being. === References ===