cold call
Speech parts
1. cold call - Noun
2. cold call - Verb
Meaning
cold call (plural cold calls)
A sales call either by telephone or personal presence, made without a referral or without preparing the recipient of the call.
I got a cold call in the middle of dinner from someone trying to sell encyclopedias.
cold call (third-person singular simple present cold calls, present participle cold calling, simple past and past participle cold called)
To call someone without preparation or referral.
Alternative names
cold-call