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What does I quit cold turkey. mean?
What does I quit cold turkey. mean?
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It means you quit (something) abruptly or suddenly.
Instead of gradually cutting down the amount you use, you suddenly go from regular usage to no usage. For drugs like tobacco/nicotine, this can cause unpleasant withdrawal symptoms.
There are several different ideas/explanations for how the expression may have come into existence. You can read more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_turkey#Etymo...
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