Where did the phrase "cold turkey" as in quitting smoking cold turkey, come from?

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2007-01-31 05:08:08 · 3 answers · asked by mandygirl78 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

here's an article about it....
cold turkey--let's get down to business.

2007-01-31 05:16:20 · answer #1 · answered by boondocks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

after thanksgiving in the year 1812, people stopped eating the warm turkey..then made cold turkey sammiches the next day. im fulla it. ask me another

2007-01-31 05:24:14 · answer #2 · answered by joe citizen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

How the skin looks as the addict goes through withdrawls. Not very attractive, but that was the consensus of sites I checked.

2007-01-31 05:17:18 · answer #3 · answered by Billy Dee 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋