"cold prickly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cold pricklies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|cold pricklies}} cold prickly (plural cold pricklies)
  1. (informal) An unfavorable impression or a feeling of discomfort, usually caused by negative comments or unfriendly stares. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-cold_prickly-en-noun-IGshPLgL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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