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What does cold turkey mean?

Noun
cold turkey - complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent; "he quit smoking cold turkey"; "she quit her job cold turkey"
cold turkey - a blunt expression of views; "I told him cold turkey"

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cold turkey (Noun)
The sudden and complete withdrawal of a dependent substance , especially of a drug.
cold turkey (Noun)
The physiological effects of such a withdrawal.
cold turkey (Adverb)
Not gradually; all at once. Refers especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction.