cold shoulder

See also: coldshoulder and cold-shoulder

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

cold shoulder (plural cold shoulders)

(idiomatic) A deliberate act of disrespect; a slight or snub

Translations

a slight or snub

Latin: repulsa f

Verb

cold shoulder (third-person singular simple present cold shoulders, present participle cold shouldering, simple past and past participle cold shouldered)

(idiomatic) To deliberately slight or snub someone.

Translations

slight or snub someone

Chinese:
Mandarin: 不理不睬 (zh) (bùlǐbùcǎi), 冷落 (zh) (lěngluò), 冷淡 (zh) (lěngdàn)

Finnish: kohdella kylmästi
German: kalte Schulter f

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