- Home
- Idioms
- cold-shoulder
cold-shoulder
cold-shoulder
to ignore someone; to give someone a cool reception. (See also the cold shoulder.) The hostess cold-shouldered me, so I spilt my appetizers in the swimming pool. Tiffany cold-shouldered the guy who was trying to flirt with her.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Martialis | | - | Ancient Roman |
| Philippa | | FIL-i-pə (English), fi-LIP-ə (English) | English (British), German |
| Ballantine | | ['bæləntain] | |
| Pandora | | pan-DAWR-ə (English) | Greek Mythology |
| Athena | | - | Greek Mythology |
| Caetlin | | KAYT-lin | English (Rare) |