Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. Informal Deliberate coldness or disregard; a slight or a snub: received the cold shoulder from several members of the club.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A deliberate act of disrespect; a slight or snub
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a refusal to recognize someone you know
Etymologies
Possibly coined by Sir Walter Scott in 1816. (Wiktionary)
Examples
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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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