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Noun: cold turkey  kówld tur-kee
  1. Complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent
    "he quit smoking cold turkey"; "she quit her job cold turkey"
     
  2. A blunt expression of views
    "I told him cold turkey"

Type of: drug withdrawal, expression, verbal expression, verbalism, withdrawal

Encyclopedia: Cold turkey