turkey

Definition

  • noun: a large American bird that is related to the chicken and that is hunted or raised by people for its meat
  • noun: a large North American gallinaceous bird ('Meleagris gallopavo') that is domesticated in most parts of the world
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: gobbler, gallopavo, ocellata

Examples

  • Instead of trying to quit 'cold turkey', why don't you slowly decrease the amount that you smoke?

  • It's time to 'talk turkey' about the problems in our relationship.

  • I tried lots of ways to stop smoking, even 'cold turkey'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Buck. That was really nice, Buck. Okay, Donna. Let's go. Welcome to Canada. Don't expect a turkey dog here. Hey, slow pokes. - Guess what? - What? There's no tomorrow. Know why, baby? (..)
    1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
  • (..) James, you don't know what you're talking about. Quit trying to hold on so tight. I'm gone. Long gone... like a turkey in the corn. You're not a turkey. A turkey's one of the dumbest birds on earth. Gobble, gobble, gobble. Don't ever leave. (..)
    1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me