turkey
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8.5
- noun
- /ˈtɜrki/
- Offensive
:
tonto
- Hey, fella, you're a turkey, you know that?
How do you get turkeys to vote for Christmas?
- How do you get turkeys to vote for Christmas?
- And by the way, they, I keep saying this, I am the Turkey that would vote for Christmas.
- But the celebs Jews, like turkeys voting for Christmas are sadly among them, are not the ones who have to live with what they imported.
Examples
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- Okay you turkeys, dodge ball pro!
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I left them other jive turkeys way behind.
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You want me to be the turkey?
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Dave, you are as full of shit as a Christmas turkey, and you know it.
Fiction book (1991) -
Buzz off, turkey.
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Terry, you turkey.
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It's a simple concept, but sometimes you jive turkeys need it spelled out for you.
Blog text (10) -
Hey, fella, you're a turkey, you know that?
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Buzz off, turkey.
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You want me to be the turkey?
Synonyms
115
6.0
A person who is seen as stupid or makes simple mistakes
67
9.9
A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying
59
3.7
A person who behaves foolishly or annoyingly
28
9.9
An insulting name for a person who is rude or mean
8
9.9
A rude person who is annoying or stupid
4
8.9
A person who is very stupid
3
9.9
A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart
3
9.8
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
2
8.7
A person who is not very smart
1
9.8
A rude word for a person who is very stupid
1
9.9
A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh
1
9.3
A person who behaves in a silly or annoying way
1
9.9
A silly or foolish person used as an Australian insult
1
9.9
A person who is not very intelligent
A rude name for people who act silly
A foolish person who does silly things
An insulting word for a rude or stupid person
A rude, stupid person who annoys others
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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9.1
Having eaten so much that you feel uncomfortable and want to rest
Compounds
- NSFW
3
8.4
An event or situation where winning is very easy, for example a shooting contest with easy targets
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2.3
A seasoned mix of bread and herbs used to fill a roast turkey or serve with it
- Australian
A large black bird that builds big nesting mounds in the woods of Australia and New Guinea
A small slow-growing tree with leaves shaped like a turkey's foot that lives on dry sandy soil
A large tree from Europe that loses its leaves and has long leaves with spiky edges
A wild bird from Central America and northern South America with shiny feathers and round eye spots on its tail
- US
A tree from the southeastern United States with thin leaves that have pointy tips and deep lobes
- Informal
A feeling of being very sleepy after a large holiday meal, often with turkey
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Etymology
Turkey as slang for 'a foolish person' is easy to remember because people thought the bird was silly or noisy, so calling someone a turkey tells us they are acting foolish or annoying. A helpful way to remember this is to imagine the bird's clumsy walk and loud sounds.