cold
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
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.