cold turkey

cold tur·key

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kohld tur-kee]
- /koʊld ˈtɜr ki/
- /kəʊld ˈtɜː.ki/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohld tur-kee]
- /koʊld ˈtɜr ki/

Definitions of cold turkey words

uncountable noun cold turkey Cold turkey is the unpleasant physical reaction that people experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug that they have become addicted to. 3
noun cold turkey a method of curing drug addiction by abrupt withdrawal of all doses 3
noun cold turkey the withdrawal symptoms, esp nausea and shivering, brought on by this method 3
noun cold turkey by abruptly and totally withdrawing from an addiction to drugs, tobacco, etc. 3
noun cold turkey in a frank, blunt, or matter-of-fact way 3
noun cold turkey without preparation or preliminaries 3

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Parts of speech for Cold turkey

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cold turkey popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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