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.
NOVÉ SLOVÁ
European
May 10, 2021
SLOVO DŇA
Shimmer
cold turkey