Cold Cucumber Approach

A calm, composed, and strategic method of solving a problem, especially in situations where emotional reactions are common.

Instead of arguing with the panel, she used a cold cucumber approach to present her data and win them over.

by Aman kumar June 15, 2025

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The term cucumber was used against slaves. It originated from “cool as a cucumber” The slave owners would mock slaves by calling them cucumbers. Simply because slaves were seen as low humans.

“look at that dirty cucumber”

by Yaki Uzumaki June 9, 2020

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A motel treat! You ever stay somewhere that when you ask for the wifi password they give you a cigarette burn? You ever look upon the paint peeling ceiling has you hear the new hour renters banging the walls in and ask yourself - how did I end up here? That’s the time for a gourmet cucumbers and ketchup sandwich! It’s exactly what it sounds like. No more. No less. Is that mold on the bread? Who cares! They have cucumber and ketchup sandwiches!

“This motel is like the best motel that you can go to! It is literally the best place in the world. I even got a cucumbers and ketchup sandwich! I GOT A REAL CUCUMBERS AND KETCHUP SANDWICH! That's insane! And I used the bathroom! A REAL BATHROOM!“ -Poutine Man, Yelp, November 2020 Kenvin’s Motel St. Petersburg

by TheBeanJuicer November 1, 2023

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