turkeys

noun

plural of turkey
1
as in geese
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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2
as in idiots
a stupid person you turkey, that wasn't my boyfriend—it was my brother!

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3
as in disasters
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 turkeys The million-dollar question concerned the Thanksgiving tradition of the president pardoning two turkeys. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 Jimmy Kimmel's hunch helps with final question The last question posed the biggest challenge for Ding, but thankfully Kimmel had an inkling about turkeys that hadn’t received presidential pardons. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 30 July 2026 The students and club members raise cows, goats, lambs, hogs, turkeys and more, spending hours feeding and training them daily and preparing them for showing. — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 25 July 2026 According to Cal Expo employee Jacoba Felipe, around 10 wild turkeys roam the farm when there are fewer visitors. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026 If there are wild turkeys as well as deer, the lease is more valuable. — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026 After wild turkeys attacked an 83-year-old woman in May 2026, sending her to the emergency room for stitches, police warned residents of Alameda, California, to avoid interacting with the animals. — Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 The foundation helped raise more than $200,000 to pay off school lunch debt for students, gave out turkeys to families during the holidays and provided resources to those impacted by gun violence. — Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026 The birds most commonly affected are ducks, swans, geese, chickens and turkeys. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turkeys
  1. geese
  2. idiots
  3. disasters
  4. lunatics
  5. morons
  6. failures
  7. nuts
  8. dummies
Noun
  • Captive flocks were established, and Canada geese were reintroduced back into native areas by transplanting geese from those captive or existing flocks.
    — Mark Vrtiska, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
  • Officials said a mix of exotic animals, livestock and domestic pets were living on the property, including dogs, cats, chickens, ducks, geese, donkeys, goats and pigs.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Definition of geese
Noun
  • That's the continous nonsense these idiots provide to a website like OutKick.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Tallahassee lawmakers must think their constituents are idiots.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of idiots
Noun
  • Wildfires, earthquakes, severe storms and other disasters can leave little time to gather supplies or figure out where to go, so planning ahead can make all the difference.
    — Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Flores experienced one of the country’s deadliest disasters in 1992, when an earthquake and ensuing tsunami killed about 2,500 people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of disasters
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  • Republicans see an opportunity here, portraying progressive and socialist Democrats as lunatics and communists.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • While sane Americans were celebrating the MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, the lunatics in Portland, Oregon were cheering along as two men made out on a baseball field during a 'Heated Rivalry' theme night.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of lunatics
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  • There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.
    — McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of morons
Noun
  • During more than 2,600 test interactions, researchers found inaccurate answers, weak sources, and serious safety failures.
    — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than actual service failures, those logistical wrinkles serve as reminders that beneath the polished five-star veneer sits a functioning medical practice attempting to reconcile luxury hospitality with individualized medicine.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of failures
Noun
  • Most protein-rich plant foods, such as most beans, nuts and rice, are low in one or more essential amino acids.
    — Linda M. Boland, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Beans and lentils provide fiber, while tofu, nuts, and fatty fish provide unsaturated fats.
    — Lindsey DeSoto, HEALTH, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of nuts
Noun
  • Sophie Cunningham never said trans rights weren't human rights, dummies.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Many of the dummies evolved admirably over the competition’s final hour, complete with fine laugh lines and subtle details like creeping wisps of nose hair, which were gingerly applied with tweezers and Krazy Glue.
    — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
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