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turkey

/ˈtɝki/noun2 syllables

Turkey means: an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual.

Synonyms for turkey18

noun, as in an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual

bomb, dud

noun, as in 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

Republic of Turkey

noun, as in large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

Meleagris gallopavo

noun, as in a person who does something thoughtless or annoying

joker

also used for turkey

flop, addle-brain, addlehead, addle pate, airhead, baboon, beanbrain, beetlebrain, beetlehead, berk, bimbo, ho, hoe

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What does turkey mean?5

noun

1

an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual“the first experiment was a real turkey”

2

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

3

large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

4

a person who does something thoughtless or annoying“some joker is blocking the driveway”

5

flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with turkey?4

two syllables

quirkymurkyjerkyperky
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Turkey in a sentence

  • Maybe, but he wants me to stop cold turkey.AlanF_US
  • We are tired of hearing you bragging about yourself, you little turkey cock!Hybrid
  • What she really wanted was a turkey sandwich, but all she had was ham.Just_Balls
  • I cannot even boil water, much less roast a turkey.CM
  • She's vegetarian, so she ate tofu instead of turkey.Spamster
  • Turkey relies heavily on imports, especially for energy.Hybrid
  • Many will serve traditional foods like turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce.Hybrid
  • Turkey is nice, as long as you keep your mouth shut.al_ex_an_der

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Forms of turkey

as a noun

plural
turkeys