turkeyturkey /ˈtɚki/ ●●● S2 noun (plural turkeys) 1
[countable] a bird that looks like a large chicken and is often eaten at Christmas and at Thanksgiving2[uncountable] the meat from a turkey: roast turkey3[countable] informal an unsuccessful movie or play4[countable] informal used in a slightly insulting way to talk to someone who is being silly or stupid: Shut up, you turkey! [Origin: 1500–1600 Turkey; because the bird looked like the guinea fowl, which was brought into Europe through Turkey] → see also cold turkey, talk turkey at talk1 (33)
[countable] a bird that looks like a large chicken and is often eaten at Christmas and at Thanksgiving2[uncountable] the meat from a turkey: roast turkey3[countable] informal an unsuccessful movie or play4[countable] informal used in a slightly insulting way to talk to someone who is being silly or stupid: Shut up, you turkey! [Origin: 1500–1600 Turkey; because the bird looked like the guinea fowl, which was brought into Europe through Turkey] → see also cold turkey, talk turkey at talk1 (33)