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cold shoulder

Informal deliberate indifference or coldness; a slight, rebuff, or snub: often used with the

cold shoulder

noun

Informal
Deliberate coldness or disregard; a slight or a snub: received the cold shoulder from several members of the club.

cold-shoulder

Noun

(plural cold shoulders)

  1. (idiomatic) A deliberate act of disrespect; a slight or snub
Origin

Possibly coined by Sir Walter Scott in 1816.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present cold-shoulders, present participle cold-shouldering, simple past and past participle cold-shouldered)

  1. To disrespect someone, especially by ignoring them.

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Also Mentioned In


  • shoulder-to-shoulder
  • epaule
  • cold-shoulders
  • absent-treatment
  • cold-read
  • stone-cold
  • put-one-s-shoulder-to-the-wheel
  • cold-deck
  • cold-shut
  • coldcock

Words near cold shoulder in the dictionary


  • cold rolling
  • cold rubber
  • cold-sell
  • cold-short
  • cold shoulder
  • cold-shoulders
  • cold shower
  • cold-shut
  • cold-shuts
  • cold site

Synonyms

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  • cut
  • rebuff
  • snub
  • spurn

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