Turkey

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈtɜːki/ 🇺🇸 /ˈtɜrkiː/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A country located in both Southeastern Europe and Western Asia, officially the Republic of Türkiye.; A large bird of the family Meleagrididae, especially the domesticated species Meleagris gallopavo, raised for its meat.; The meat of a turkey, used as food.; Slang for a failure or flop, especially a poorly received film or theatrical production.; Slang for a stupid or inept person.; In bowling, three consecutive strikes.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable / uncountable Plural: turkeys

Collocations

cold turkeytalk turkeyturkey shootturkey vultureturkey buzzard

Synonyms

gobblertomflopdudbomb

Commonly confused

Turkey
EN: 'Turkey' (capitalized) is the proper noun for the country; 'turkey' (lowercase) refers to the bird or a failure.

Spelling tips

EN: The country is always capitalized ('Turkey'), while the bird and slang sense are lowercase ('turkey'). Note that the country officially adopted the name 'Türkiye' in 2022.

💬 Examples

  1. Turkey is the only country that spans two continents.

  2. We roasted a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.

  3. She made a sandwich with leftover turkey and cranberry sauce.

  4. The movie was a complete turkey, earning terrible reviews from critics.

  5. Don't be such a turkey—read the instructions before you start.

  6. He bowled a turkey in the final frame to win the game.