Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Informal Deliberate coldness or disregard; a slight or a snub: received the cold shoulder from several members of the club.
Wiktionary
- n. idiomatic A deliberate act of disrespect; a slight or snub
WordNet 3.0
- n. a refusal to recognize someone you know
Etymologies
- Possibly coined by Sir Walter Scott in 1816. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Miss M. Lillie gave me the cold shoulder & I began to think that Miss Ida's prediction had come true viz — that she was a great flirt.”
Letter from Arthur McKimmon to Sophie Manly, November 15, 1859
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘cold shoulder’.
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the one-two punch
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Cold
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doghouse
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