Definitions for cold turkey
cold tur·key

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1. cold turkeynoun

   a blunt expression of views

   "I told him cold turkey"

2. cold turkeynoun

   complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent

   "he quit smoking cold turkey"; "she quit her job cold turkey"

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1. cold turkeynoun

   The sudden and complete withdrawal of a dependent substance, especially of a drug

2. cold turkeynoun

   The physiological effects of such a withdrawal

3. cold turkeyadverb

   Not gradually; all at once. Refers especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction.

4. Etymology: From the goose bumps that people get when they're cold turkey.

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1. Cold Turkey

   Cold Turkey is a song written by John Lennon, released as a single in 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band on Apple Records, catalogue Apples 1001 in the United Kingdom, Apple 1813 in the United States. It is the second solo single issued by Lennon, and it peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. The song's first appearance on an album was Live Peace in Toronto 1969 where the song had been performed live on 13 September 1969 with Lennon reading the lyrics off a clip-board.

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1. cold turkey

   "Cold turkey" refers to the abrupt cessation or withdrawal from an addictive substance, habit or behavior without the aid of any mitigating treatment or gradual tapering strategy. It is often used in the context of quitting drugs, cigarettes, or unhealthy habits. The phrase is thought to originate from the physical symptoms of withdrawal, like goosebumps on the skin that can resemble a plucked, cold turkey.

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1. Cold turkey

   "Cold turkey" describes the actions of a person who abruptly gives up a habit or addiction rather than gradually easing the process through gradual reduction or by using replacement medication. The supposed advantage is that by not actively using supplemental methods, the person avoids thinking about the habit and its temptation, and avoids further feeding the chemical addiction. The supposed disadvantages related to the abuse of drugs such as alcohol and benzodiazepines are unbearable withdrawal symptoms from the total absence, which may cause tremendous stress on the heart and blood vessels. Heroin withdrawal shares many of these same symptoms, although deaths only occur in 'rapid-detox' treatments alongside other administered medications, such as Naltrexone or Naloxone. Sudden withdrawal from drugs such as alcohol, benzodiazepines and barbiturates can be extremely dangerous, leading to potentially fatal seizures. In long-term alcoholics, going cold turkey can cause life-threatening delirium tremens and thus is not an appropriate method for breaking an alcohol addiction. In the case of dependence upon certain drugs, including opiates such as heroin, going cold turkey may be extremely unpleasant, but less dangerous. Life-threatening issues are unlikely without a pre-existing medical condition.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cold turkey in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cold turkey in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of cold turkey in a Sentence

1. Shawn Pleasants:

   I've never been good at doing anything cold turkey. Life's in the middle.

2. Linda Bauld:

   Nicotine withdrawal is a very unpleasant process, the vast number of people using e-cigarettes are using them to stop smoking; [they're] about 60% more effective than going cold turkey or buying nicotine replacement therapy over the counter.

3. Jamie Hopkins:

   This gives you the ability to test-drive retirement, as opposed to cold turkey.

4. Kurt Vonnegut, Cold Turkey:

   Here's what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey.

5. Tim Clark:

   Maybe there's a tournament where I'm dead-last playing on Sunday and I might do something, but it's not really a move I want to do this year, but at some point, I'm going to have to do it because you don't want to come out cold turkey next year and start using a new putting technique.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cold turkey
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cold_Turkey
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Turkey
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cold turkey