turkey
/'tə:ki/
Definition
- 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
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an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
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the first experiment was a real turkey
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the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned
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flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
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a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
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some joker is blocking the driveway
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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
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large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
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