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iceberg
Definitions
Or: icebox / icicle , a cold, unresponsive person, more often a woman.SYNONYMS: block of ice; cold heart; freezer; ice queen; marble heart.
SEE ALSO: cold.
QUOTES:
(1) Charlie Chong (Jan Gan Boyd) to Jay Killian (Charles Bronson) about the First Lady in Assassination (1987): ' Are you trying to melt that iceberg? '
(2) Jack (Steve Guttenberg) to his wife Sharon (Beverly D'Angelo) in High Spirits (1988): ' You've got all the warmth of a penguin on an iceberg.'
(Noun) Literal: a massive (traditionally and usually) block of ice that floats in Arctic/Antarctic waters.
Usage: Small icebergs are called growlers.
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