cold turkey
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nounDefinition of COLD TURKEY
1
: abrupt complete cessation of the use of an addictive drug; also : the symptoms experienced by a person undergoing withdrawal from a drug
2
: unrelieved blunt language or procedure
3
: a cold aloof person
— cold–turkey transitive verb
Examples of COLD TURKEY
- I tried lots of ways to stop smoking, even cold turkey.
- <my new boss is a cold turkey and definitely not one for chitchat>
First Known Use of COLD TURKEY
1921
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