Turkey

/'tə:ki/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A large gallinaceous bird (Meleagris gallopavo): A bird native to North America, widely domesticated for its meat, characterized by a fan-shaped tail and a fleshy wattle (caruncle) on the neck.
    • The flesh of this bird used as food: The meat of the turkey, especially when roasted, traditionally eaten on holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas.
    • A person or thing that is unsuccessful, foolish, or of poor quality: (Informal) A failure, a flop, or a foolish person.
    • A country in Eurasia: The Republic of Türkiye, a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Bird):
    • Wild turkeys are native to North America.
    • We saw a flock of turkeys on the farm.
  • Noun (Food):
    • We roasted a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.
    • Would you like white meat or dark meat from the turkey?
  • Noun (Failure/Foolish person):
    • That new movie was a complete turkey; it was panned by every critic.
    • Don't be such a turkey; that's a silly idea.
  • Noun (Country):
    • Ankara is the capital city of Turkey.
    • They traveled across Turkey from Istanbul to Cappadocia.
Advanced Usage
  • "to talk turkey": To discuss something seriously and frankly, especially business.
    • It's time to talk turkey about the budget for this project.
  • "cold turkey": The abrupt and complete cessation of an addictive substance or behavior.
    • He quit smoking cold turkey and hasn't had a cigarette in a year.
Variants and Related Words
  • Turkish (adj): Of or relating to the country, people, or language of Turkey.
    • We enjoyed traditional Turkish coffee.
  • Turkey-like (adj): Resembling a turkey in some aspect.
    • The bird had a turkey-like wattle.
Synonyms
  • Fowl: A bird, especially a domesticated one kept for its eggs or meat. (For the bird/meat sense)
  • Flop, Failure, Dud: Something that is unsuccessful. (For the informal failure sense)
  • Dunce, Fool: A silly or stupid person. (For the informal foolish person sense)
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
  • To go cold turkey: To stop an addictive habit abruptly and completely.
    • She went cold turkey on sugar and felt much better.
Related Idioms
  • "like turkeys voting for Christmas": Describing a situation where people are foolishly or unknowingly supporting something that will lead to their own downfall.
    • Accepting those pay cuts is like turkeys voting for Christmas.
Noun
  1. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
    • the first experiment was a real turkey
    • the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned
  2. flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
  3. a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
    • some joker is blocking the driveway
  4. a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
  5. large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

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