cold shoulder

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Definitions of cold shoulder words

singular noun cold shoulder If one person gives another the cold shoulder, they behave towards them in an unfriendly way, to show them that they do not care about them or that they want them to go away. 3
verb cold shoulder If one person cold-shoulders another, they give them the cold-shoulder. 3
verb cold shoulder to treat with indifference 3
verb cold shoulder to treat (a person) with indifference 3
noun cold shoulder deliberate indifference or coldness; a slight, rebuff, or snub 3
transitive verb cold shoulder snub 1

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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