Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cold_turkey

2 senses of cold turkey

Sense 1
cold turkey -- (a blunt expression of views; "I told him cold turkey")
       => expression, verbal expression, verbalism -- (the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours")

Sense 2
cold turkey -- (complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent; "he quit smoking cold turkey"; "she quit her job cold turkey")
       => withdrawal, drug withdrawal -- (the termination of drug taking)