Re: [Hackmeeting] Social e dipendenze

Il 2024-02-28 12:40 samba via Hackmeeting ha scritto:
>> Ho affrontato nella stessa maniera la dipendenza: COLD TURKEY.
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>> Come ho affrontato la cosa? COLD TURKEY.
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>> Indovinate come l'ho affrontata: COLD TURKEY.
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> sicuro sicuro c'hai sta dipendenza
> da questi tacchini freddi che nomini spesso :)
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> a parte le cazzate, io davvero non conoscevo questo termine
> prevalentemente americano, quindi riporto qua il significato che ho
> trovato:
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> """
> The term 'cold turkey' is now predominantly used as the name of the
> drug
> withdrawal process. Also, by extension, it is used to refer to any
> abrupt termination of something we are accustomed to. To find the
> origin
> of the term we need to delve into the annals of American speech. Let's
> talk turkey.
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> What the turkey had to do with plain speaking, we just don't know.
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> are a few suggestions but none come supported with any evidence and are
> no more likely to explain the source of the expression any better than
> ones you could imagine for yourself - better just to admit, we just
> don't know.
> """
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> https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/cold-turkey.html

Boh, magari ha origini dietologiche. :D