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Definitions for Turkey

[1] a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, especially Meleagris gallopavo, of America, that typically has green, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and that is domesticated in most parts of the world.
[2] the flesh of this bird, used as food.
[3] ocellated turkey.
[4] Slang . a person or thing of little appeal; dud; loser. a naive, stupid, or inept person. a poor and unsuccessful theatrical production; flop.
[5] Bowling . three strikes in succession.
[6] talk turkey , Informal . to talk frankly; mean business.
[7] a republic in W Asia and SE Europe. 296,184 sq. mi. (767,120 sq. km): 286,928 sq. mi. (743,145 sq. km) in Asia; 9257 sq. mi. (23,975 sq. km) in Europe. Capital : Ankara.
[8] a large gallinaceous bird, Meleagris gallopavo , of North America, having a bare wattled head and neck and a brownish iridescent plumage. The male is brighter and has a fan-shaped tail. A domestic variety is widely bred for its flesh
[9] the flesh of the turkey used as food
[10] a similar and related bird, Agriocharis ocellata (ocellated turkey ), of Central and N South America
[11] any of various Australian birds considered to resemble the turkey, such as the bush turkey
[12] slang , mainly US and Canadian a dramatic production that fails; flop a thing or person that fails; dud
[13] slang , mainly US and Canadian a stupid, incompetent, or unappealing person
[14] slang (in tenpin bowling) three strikes in a row
[15] See cold turkey
[16] talk turkey informal , mainly US and Canadian to discuss frankly and practically
[17] a republic in W Asia and SE Europe, between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Aegean: the centre of the Ottoman Empire; became a republic in 1923. The major Asian part, consisting mainly of an arid plateau, is separated from European Turkey by the Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, and Dardanelles. Official languages: Turkish; Kurdish and Arabic minority languages. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: lira. Capital: Ankara. Pop: 80 694 485 (2013 est). Area: 780 576 sq km (301 380 sq miles)

Words related to Turkey

clod, dunce, stooge, simple, blockhead, victim, lightweight, bore, sap, nerd, dolt, bonehead, oaf, cretin, idiot, nitwit, twit, innocent, moron, boob

Words nearby Turkey

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Origin of Turkey

1545–55; short for Turkey cock and Turkey hen cock and hen of Turkey, first applied to guinea fowl, later confused with the American bird

Other words from Turkey

pro-Tur·key , adjective

Word origin for Turkey

C16: shortened from Turkey cock (hen ), used at first to designate the African guinea fowl (apparently because the bird was brought through Turkish territory), later applied by mistake to the American bird

Synonyms for Turkey

ass, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, boob, bore, buffoon, clod, clown, cretin, dimwit, dolt, dope, dunce, dunderhead, fathead, goose, idiot, ignoramus, illiterate, imbecile, innocent, jackass, jerk, lightweight, loon, moron, nerd, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, numskull, oaf, sap, schlemiel, silly, simple, simpleton, stooge, sucker, tomfool, twerp, twit, victim, dumb ox, easy mark, fair game, halfwit, lamebrain, mooncalf, softhead