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cold_shoulder

cold shoulder

See also: coldshoulder and cold-shoulder

English

Alternative forms

Noun

cold shoulder (plural cold shoulders)

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

Derived terms

  • cold shoulder of mutton

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To deliberately slight or snub someone.