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Vinony

cold shoulder

noun

  1. dismissal or the act of disregarding
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Wiktionary

noun

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

  1. A deliberate act of disrespect; a slight or snub.

verb

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

  1. To deliberately slight or snub someone.
cold shoulder — meaning, definition (noun) · Vinony