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bold move, Cotton

bold move, Cotton interjection: expresses skepticism over the potential for positive outcomes of someone else's bold actions.

Interjection

bold move, Cotton

  1. Expresses skepticism over the potential for positive outcomes of someone else's bold actions.
    • Triple Play Burger: Working fried bologna into the mix? That’s a bold move, Cotton.2019 April 3, Phil Thompson, “What to eat, where to park and where to find the Goose: What to know if you’re going to White Sox games this season”, in Chicago Tribune
    • I called Nunberg back and told him, "Bold move, Cotton,” and expressed my skepticism it would work. Nunberg shot back, “You should recognize this strategy, Steve, it's right out of your book.”2019, Steve Deace, Truth Bombs: Confronting the Lies Conservatives Believe (To Our Own Demise), Post Hill Press, →ISBN

Origin of bold move, Cotton

A modification of a quote, "It's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for him." from the 2004 film Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Cotton is the name of the character in that film addressed by that quote.

Questions about bold move, Cotton

What does bold move, Cotton mean?
Bold move, Cotton means expresses skepticism over the potential for positive outcomes of someone else's bold actions.
What part of speech is bold move, Cotton?
Bold move, Cotton is an interjection.

Words near bold move, Cotton in the dictionary

  1. bolcane
  2. bold
  3. bold as brass
  4. bold film
  5. bold films
  6. bold move, Cotton
  7. bold movie
  8. bold movies
  9. bold star
  10. bold stars
  11. bold-faced

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