cold shower

A surprisingly chilly reception, reaction, or response, as in The small voter turnout was a cold shower to the League of Women Voters. The allusion in this term is to the unexpected and not always pleasant effect of an ice-cold shower. [Second half of 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shreya	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
Asar	-	Egyptian Mythology
Raganhar	-	Ancient Germanic
JenŐ	-	Hungarian
Riad	-	Arabic
Trafford	TRAF-ərd	English (Rare)