cold turkey

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable) Sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.
2. (uncountable) The physiological effects of such a withdrawal.
3. (US, slang, uncountable) Something exposed as a target due to surmountable defense.

Adv

Not gradually; all at once. Refers especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction.

Verb

To undergo sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.

Synonyms

simultaneously

at once

at one time

at the same time

coincidently

right now

therewhile

in-your-face

cold turkey cure

cold turkey treatment

abreast

cotemporally

Translations

ao mesmo tempo

a la vez

sevrage brutal

simul

abrupt

abstinencia abrupta

simultàniament

à la fois

alhora

contemporaneamente

zugleich

simultan

jeweils

ohne Übergang

paral·lelament

Etymology

Various explanations; see Cold turkey § Etymology on Wikipedia.