Where does the phrase "Shitting in high cotton" come from. What on earth does it mean?

From the Urban Dictionary: --quote-- Southern term = We got it made---as in the cotton is high enough to hide us while we take a shit. --endquote.

A slightly different definition. From the source... "Southern slang. When you have to relieve yourself outdoors, nothing makes better toilet paper than a few cotton bolls.

And, if you're in high cotton (good cotton can grow as tall as 4 feet), you're in a good spot to reach over and pull off a couple. The implied meaning is that things are going well for you, or that you have joined a group of elite folks. "

There is both the term "high cotton" and "low cotton" with a slightly different view point from urban dictionary. phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/35/message... Since Moving to the Deep South a few months ago, I have found many businesses with the term "high cotton" in their name.

It is a southern term "we got it made" this means that they have enough cotton that is high enough for them to take a crap in and be hidden. Another definition is that cotton is very soft and feels good for wiping and because cotton can grow very tall, that term means that there is plenty of cotton to be used after a crap. The sorce below is pretty good!

You can also say "Walking in high cotton" if you want a cleaner version. It means things are going very good for you. Think of a cotton farmer.

The taller the cotton grows the better his harvest will be therefore walking through tall cotton is the idea situation.

As a southern girl, I can confirm what everyone else has said here: it is a phrase that means you are doing well and you have got it made. I hear it more often as "walking in high cotton. " There is even an Alabama song of that name that explains the phrase pretty well.

youtube.com/watch?v=bKgD3uiw0pg.

Its a social status, the higher the cotton, the better off or fancier you are.

When I was growing up in the Upper South, the phrase "shitting in tall cotton" seemed to have 2 possible meanings: 1) Having it made; they've got it made (more common) 2) Getting away with something (less common).

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.