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cold turkey
verb
to withdraw from a habit or addiction suddenly and without any tapering off US, 1949- Two days later, Chico told himself, “I’m going to cold turkey it. That’s the hard way but the only way to bust my habit.” — Hal Ellson, The Golden Spike, p. 47, 1952
- “You gonna cold-turkey it!” Dincher yelled on his feet. — George Mandel, Flee the Angry Strangers, p. 250, 1952
- I fuckin remember yew down Plas Crug with spew down-a front of yewer fuckin shirt screamin at passers-by cos ey wouldn’t lend yew any fuckin money. Cold turkeyin like. — Niall Griffiths, Sheepshagger, p. 138, 2001
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