Turkey

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turkey definition


  1. n.
    a failure; a sham. (Especially a stage production.) : The turkey at the town theater closed on its first night.
  2. n.
    a stupid person. : Who's the turkey who put the scallops in the scalloped potatoes?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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turkey

see cold turkey; talk turkey.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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