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The Britannica Dictionary cold shoulder 1 ENTRIES FOUND:
  • cold shoulder (noun)
cold shoulder noun cold shoulder noun Britannica Dictionary definition of COLD SHOULDER

the cold shoulder

: cold and unfriendly treatment from someone who knows you [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples

— cold–shoulder

verb cold–shoulders; cold–shouldered; cold–shouldering [+ object] [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples ASK THE EDITOR
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