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Definition of Cold-shoulder
1. Verb. Pay no attention to, disrespect. "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance"
Generic synonyms: Brush Aside, Brush Off, Discount, Dismiss, Disregard, Ignore, Push Aside
Derivative terms: Cold Shoulder, Slight
Definition of Cold-shoulder
1. Verb. To disrespect someone, especially by ignoring them. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cold-shoulder
Literary usage of Cold-shoulder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1908)
"... Preference—Imperial Coastwise Trade—Naval Defence—Penny Post—The Colonies and
the "Cold Shoulder"—Mr. Balfour at the Primrose League Demonstration—The ..."
2. Friendship Village Love Stories by Zona Gale (1909)
"IX THE COLD SHOULDER THERE is something more about Mrs. Oliver Wheeler Johnson.
Did you ever look through an old school-book of your own and, say, ..."
3. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1891)
"COLD SHOULDER. To GIVE, SHOW, ОГ TURN THE COLD SHOULDER, verbal phr. (colloquial).
... She GAVE HIM THE COLD SHOULDER, and quickly told him to depart. ..."
4. Full Proof of the Ministry: A Sequel to The Boy who was Trained Up to be a by John Nicholas Norton (1855)
"Cold Shoulder. — Ven geance.— Training for Confirmation. — Holding by the
Button.— How many arc to be confirmed. NOTHING has, thus far, been said in regard ..."
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