English Explanatory Dictionary

cold shoulder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A deliberate act of disrespect; a slight or snub.
verb
  1. To deliberately slight or snub someone.

Pronunciation

en-au-cold shoulder.ogg

Word forms

cold shoulder cold shoulders cold-shoulder coldshoulder cold shouldering cold shouldered

Etymology

Possibly coined by Sir Walter Scott in 1816, from give someone the cold shoulder.

Derived words

give someone the cold shoulder
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