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as in goose
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
only a turkey would think it's a good idea to go for a jog when the weather drops below zero
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as in idiot
a stupid person
you turkey, that wasn't my boyfriend—it was my brother!
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as in disaster
something that has failed
his business venture ended up being a turkey, and he lost quite a bit of money on it
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Recent Examples of turkey
Griffiths brings the journey of wild turkey from the hunt to the table, offering readers a guide that includes butchery and over 100 recipes.
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Unfortunately, that was not good enough for the turkey.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 July 2025
Where to find wild turkeys In Michigan, turkeys can be found in most counties throughout the Lower Peninsula and in some parts of the Upper Peninsula.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 10 July 2025
Indeed, the Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro performs 13 different functions, including proofing and dehydrating, and can even accommodate an entire 14-pound turkey.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turkey
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And now that silly goose still out here shaking dat a** for drake every day.—
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Two summers ago, as a group of people used their cars to stop traffic to help a gaggle of 150 to 200 geese cross a road in Henderson, Nevada, a driver went around them and struck at least nine geese, a witness told ABC affiliate KTNV.—
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Phone systems are often down or busy after a disaster.—
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Despite a joint preliminary damage assessment estimating over $15.8 million in emergency response costs and infrastructure damage, the federal government denied Maryland’s request for federal disaster assistance.—
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For a woman who devotes herself to God is a mystic, whereas a woman who lusts after a mortal man is a fool.—
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In any greater fool game, the last one is the one who loses most.—
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And in fact, failure in the relays has been an ongoing sore subject for Team USA.—
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Critics of the strikes jumped at the opportunity to call the operation a failure, but the DIA’s product should ...—
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
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Still, when those characters are a gaggle of 20-somethings being stalked by a hook-wielding and slicker-wearing homicidal maniac, there is surely cause for some cellular activity.—
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At least his brand of evil maniac is kind of funny and endearing.—
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Each year, fire safety officials warn of the dangers of fireworks and stage demonstrations of dummies that catch fire and watermelons that explode.—
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Zuby said the Tesla Model S didn’t have a strong enough safety belt, and a dummy used to simulate a driver in the small overlap test moved too far forward during the crash, striking its head on the steering wheel.—
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Sky hit an insane Sunset Flip bomb to the outside on Ripley.—
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Manager Aaron Boone, however, figured that hitting bombs against his former team must have felt nice for Bellinger.—
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“Turkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turkey. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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