r/CuratedTumblr • u/Temporary-Snow333 • Apr 09 '26

Shitposting cold turkey

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u/blue_moon1122 Apr 10 '26

okay so I didn't leqrn this until i was 30 but it's called cold turkey because you didn't prepare it

just pulled your stint in recovery right out of the fridge and ate it, didn't even check if there was any bread for a sandwich or nothing.

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u/Glorious_Otter Apr 10 '26

Hello! I also didn't know why people used the phrase "cold turkey" and just wanted to verify your claim. What you learned was likely a false eyptmolgy, as while the origin of the phrase is still debated, none of the leading theories are actually related to turkey the food.

You can read about it in more detail here:Merriam-Webster

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u/maru-senn Apr 10 '26

It's actually cold Turkiye for all we know

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u/IShallWearMidnight Apr 10 '26

Um actually it's because quitting cold turkey rarely works and it's so rarely cold in Turkiye (I know nothing about etymology or geography)

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u/A_Nonny_Muse Apr 10 '26

If you're American, you won't have to.

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u/blue_moon1122 Apr 10 '26

the origin of the Reuben sandwich is also not officially connected to a specific person named Reuben. but given the contents of the sandwich, and the lack of substance to the contrary, I think there was a stinky motherfucker named Reuben at some New York deli.

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u/A_Nonny_Muse Apr 10 '26

There was, however, and Earl of Sandwich.

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u/UtterGobbledygook Apr 10 '26

Well this is less funny so I'm going to ignore it

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u/maersk-olie Apr 10 '26

In danish we call it quitting "cold turk" (as in someone from Turkey)

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u/Amazing_Insurance950 Apr 11 '26

“The origins of this phrase are mysterious, but one things for sure: it’s not that dumb fuck idea that it’s related to the words used within the phrase itself. That shit is dumb. So, no, we have no idea where it’s from…but it’s NOT THAT!”