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advDefinition of COLD TURKEY
: all at once : abruptly: as a : without a period of gradual adjustment, adaptation, or withdrawal <quit smoking cold turkey> b : without preparation <a new player who started the season cold turkey>
First Known Use of COLD TURKEY
1941
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