Definition of Cold turkey

1. Noun. A blunt expression of views. "I told him cold turkey"


2. Noun. Complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent. "She quit her job cold turkey"
Generic synonyms: Drug Withdrawal, Withdrawal

Definition of Cold turkey

1. Noun. The sudden and complete withdrawal of a dependent substance, especially of a drug ¹

2. Noun. The physiological effects of such a withdrawal ¹

3. Adverb. (idiomatic) Not gradually; all at once. Refers especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cold Turkey

cold sober
cold sores
cold spell
cold spleen lesion
cold spot
cold spots
cold stage
cold steel
cold storage
cold stuffed tomato
cold sweat
cold tap
cold thyroid nodule
cold trap
cold turkey (current term)
cold ulcer
cold urticaria
cold virus
cold war
cold wave
cold waves
cold weather
cold work
cold working
coldblood
coldblooded
coldbloodedly
coldbloodedness
coldcock

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