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coldshoulder

coldshoulder is the alternative spelling of cold shoulder.

Meaning of cold shoulder

Noun

cold shoulder (plural cold shoulders)

  1. (idiomatic) A deliberate act of disrespect; a slight or snub.
    • Winterbourne wondered how she felt about all the cold shoulders that were turned toward her, and sometimes it annoyed him to suspect that she did not feel at all.1879, Henry James, Daisy Miller, London: Harper & Brothers

Forms of coldshoulder

pluralcoldshoulders

Questions about coldshoulder

What is coldshoulder the alternative spelling of?
Coldshoulder is the alternative spelling of cold shoulder.

Words near coldshoulder in the dictionary

  1. Coldren
  2. Coldrens
  3. Coldridge
  4. coldrife
  5. colds
  6. coldshoulder
  7. coldshoulders
  8. coldslaw
  9. coldsleep
  10. coldsleeping
  11. coldsleeps

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