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http://www.snopes.com/fact-check/turkey-and-the-straw-count/(permalink)

Author: snopescom

Factors

veracity

language

English

Date published

2014-03-25

Entities

Cold turkey Substance dependence Metaphor Traditional Chinese medicine Breakfast cereal Turkey as food Tobacco smoking Cigarette Bird Salami Pangs Idiom

Claims (1)

Quitting "cold turkey" results in the skins of addicts in withdrawal resembling that of plucked turkeys, hence the origin of the term.

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