cold

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Meaning · English

Rheum; sleepy dust.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Who the fuck is this, pagin' me at 5:46 in the morning? / crack of dawn and now I'm yawnin' / wipe the cold out my eye, see who's this pagin' me and why

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “cold” mean?

Rheum; sleepy dust.

Is “cold” formal or informal?

cold is generally slang.