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" Cold turkey " is an expression describing the actions of a person who gives up a habit or addiction all at once. That is, rather than gradually easing the process through reduction or by using rep...
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Whatever the actual origin, quitting smoking cold turkey is probably the most popular, while not necessarily the most successful, method for quitting. It may also be the most challenging due to the severity of withdrawal symptoms the new ex-smoker faces.
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Why, when someone stops using a drug abruptly, do they call it going "cold turkey"? ... "Cold turkey," which dates from 1916, is related to "talk turkey," meaning to cut the comedy and talk frankly. Similarly, when you go cold turkey, you dispense with the preliminaries and get right down to it.
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Cold turkey - the meaning and origin of this phrase. ... Of course, the term 'cold turkey' in the literal 'cold meat' sense appears many times in recipes - 'cold turkey salad' etc. Neither of the meanings above appear to have any allusory link back to that.
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The explanation you heard of the origin of this meaning of "drag" is not correct, but it isn't really ... To "go cold turkey," meaning to stop using an addictive drug suddenly and completely, usually incurring extremely unpleasant symptoms of withdrawal, is a phrase which dates back to the beginning of the 20th century.
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What is the origin of the expression, ... Cold turkey refers to the clammy, cold, sweaty and goose bumped state of the heroin addict that is trying to "kick" the habit. This happens when the junkie decides to give up heroin without any sort of support mechanism - such as methadone - to take the place of the heroin.
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How did the phrase "(to quit) cold turkey" originate? From wikipedia - The term allegedly derives from the comparison of a cold turkey carcass and the state of a withdrawing addict ... ... Anyone know what the origin of the term "carrying on like pork chop" is? ... "Cold turkey," which dates from 1916, is related to "talk...
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I had done my research and traced the origin of "cold turkey." According to the website IdiomSite, the phrase describes the skin's reaction to heroin withdrawal. As an addict stops using the drug, blood is drawn toward the internal organs, thereby leaving the skin to resemble a cold, plucked turkey.
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Cold turkey - Definition of Cold turkey at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Cold turkey. Look it up now! ... Origin: ; 1915–20, Americanism; prob. from the phrase to talk cold turkey to speak bluntly about something unpleasant, var. of to talk turkey; see turkey...
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