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Definition of cold turkeys:

(n) : (informal, idiomatic) A sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.
(v) : (informal, intransitive) To undergo sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.
(n) : The physiological effects of such a withdrawal.
(adv) : (idiomatic) Not gradually; all at once; referring especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction.
(n) : (US military slang, World War I– World War II) Something exposed as a target due to surmountable defense.
Definition of cold turkeys:

(n) : (informal, idiomatic) A sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.
(v) : (informal, intransitive) To undergo sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.
(n) : The physiological effects of such a withdrawal.
(adv) : (idiomatic) Not gradually; all at once; referring especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction.
(n) : (US military slang, World War I– World War II) Something exposed as a target due to surmountable defense.
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