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noun
- 1. the abrupt and complete cessation of taking a drug to which one is addicted: "I had to go cold turkey"
adverb
- 1. in a sudden and abrupt manner: North American "I had to quit drinking cold turkey"
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COLD TURKEY definition: 1. the period of extreme suffering that comes immediately after a person has stopped taking a drug…. Learn more.
- English (US)
COLD TURKEY meaning: 1. the period of extreme suffering that...
- Znaczenie Cold Turkey, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
cold turkey definicja: 1. the period of extreme suffering...
- Portuguese Translation
COLD TURKEY translate: abstinência. Learn more in the...
- Cold Turkey in Traditional Chinese
COLD TURKEY translate: 突然戒毒（煙等）. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Cold Turkey in Simplified Chinese
COLD TURKEY translate: 突然戒毒（烟等）. Learn more in the Cambridge...
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- English (US)
The meaning of COLD TURKEY is abrupt complete cessation of the use of an addictive drug; also : the symptoms experienced by a person undergoing withdrawal from a drug. How to use cold turkey in a sentence.
Cold turkey definition: abrupt and complete withdrawal from the use of an addictive substance, as a narcotic drug, alcohol, or tobacco.. See examples of COLD TURKEY used in a sentence.
Cold turkey" refers to the abrupt cessation of a substance dependence and the resulting unpleasant experience, as opposed to gradually easing the process through reduction over time or by using replacement medication.
1. Immediately and without gradual reduction of use: quit smoking cold turkey. 2. Frankly or directly; without mincing words: spoke to her staff cold turkey about the likelihood of layoffs. [Probably from the serving of cold roast turkey as a dish needing no preparation .]
cold turkey. uncountable noun. Cold turkey is the unpleasant physical reaction that people experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug that they have become addicted to. [informal] The quickest way to get her off the drug was to let her go cold turkey. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Definition of cold turkey adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
