Smokers???!
Question:
Smokers???
What does the term "Cold Turkey" mean when smokers are discussing kicking their smoking habit. Is cold turkey like a metaphor of some kind or do they really eat cold turkey?
Answers:
Its a phrase that originates from heroin withdrawl. It describes the skin's reaction as an addict stops using the drug, blood is drawn toward the internal organs, thereby leaving the skin to resemble a cold, plucked turkey.