cold shoulder
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cold shoulder
n. Informal
Deliberate coldness or disregard; a slight or a snub: received the cold shoulder from several members of the club.
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cold shoulder
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cold shoulder
Deliberate coldness or disregard, a slight or snub. For example, When I said hello to her in the library, she gave me the cold shoulder and walked away. This term, which first appeared in writings by Sir Walter Scott and others, supposedly alludes to the custom of welcoming a desired guest with a meal of roasted meat, but serving only a cold shoulder of beef or lamb--a far inferior dish--to those who outstayed their welcome. [Early 1800s]
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IN BRIEF: v. - Pay no attention to, disrespect.
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- Disapproval, Disrespect, and Denial - cold shoulder: intentionally unsympathetic and disrespectful treatment
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