[post_page_title]”Go cold turkey”[/post_page_title]
There are a number of possibilities as to why we refer to abruptly quitting a habit as going cold turkey. One suggestion as to the expression’s origin is that it emerged from the older phrase dating from the early 1800s “talking turkey,” which refers to speaking curtly.
Perhaps the association of bluntness with turkey evolved into a phrase associated with directness. Another possible meaning is that cold turkey requires minimal preparation, as does quitting something abruptly.
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