Meaning Of The Word Cold shoulder

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Cold shoulder Meaning

Cold shoulder Definition
Cold shoulder Definition

What's The Definition Of Cold shoulder?

cold shoulder
singular noun: If one person gives another the cold shoulder, they behave towards them in an unfriendly way, to show them that they do not care about them or that they want them to go away.

cold shoulder in American English
deliberate indifference or coldness; a slight, rebuff, or snub
noun: a show of deliberate indifference or disregard

cold shoulder in British English
noun

cold-shoulder
verb: If one person cold-shoulders another, they give them the cold shoulder.

cold-shoulder in American English
transitive verb: to snub; show indifference to

cold-shoulder in British English
to treat (a person) with indifference

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