0 the period of extreme suffering that comes immediately after a person has stopped taking a drug on which they depend: --
Six years ago she went cold turkey on (= stopped completely) a three-pack-a-day smoking habit.
1 suddenly and completely: --
She decided to stop drinking coffee and quit cold turkey.
NIEUWE WOORDEN
European
May 10, 2021
WOORD VAN DE DAG
Shimmer
cold turkey