cold shoulder
See also: coldshoulder and cold-shoulder
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Etymology edit
Possibly coined by Sir Walter Scott in 1816, from give someone the cold shoulder.
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cold shoulder (plural cold shoulders)
- (idiomatic) A deliberate act of disrespect; a slight or snub.
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a slight or snub
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cold shoulder (third-person singular simple present cold shoulders, present participle cold shouldering, simple past and past participle cold shouldered)