cold-shoulder

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cold-shoulder

verb cold-shoulders · cold-shouldering · cold-shouldered

transitive To disrespect (someone), especially by ignoring them; to slight, to snub. Perhaps I want to get even with some of the people who cold-shouldered me last year—put it that way if it sounds better.

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verb to disrespect (someone), especially by ignoring them — see also slight, snub

中文	不理不睬 bùlǐbùcǎi, 冷淡 lěngdàn, 冷落 lěngluò

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@misc{cold_shoulder_2026,
  title = {cold-shoulder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cold-shoulder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}