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 However, there are only limited quantities of the Mary’s heritage turkeys. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026 According to D’Amico, sweet persimmons attract opossums, coyotes, squirrels, songbirds, deer, and more, while fallen pawpaw fruits draw a variety of wildlife including foxes, raccoons, wild turkeys, and songbirds. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 31 Oct. 2026 Many turkey and egg producers do want to vaccinate their birds (tens of millions of turkeys have also died due to H5N1 and resulting culling since 2022), and there are several vaccines that the USDA has deemed safe and effective. — Kenny Torrella, Vox, 20 Oct. 2026 Like the Smokies, Allegheny National Forest boasts its own impressive roster of wildlife, including black bears, deer, foxes, wild turkeys, salamanders, beavers, and snowshoe hares. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2026 Multiple wild turkeys have had their time in the limelight, including one named Astoria that still lives in the Battery. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turkeys
  1. geese
  2. idiots
  3. disasters
  4. lunatics
  5. morons
  6. failures
  7. nuts
  8. bombs
Noun
  • On the morning of the anniversary, four deer emerged from a reed thicket next to the lawn, and two Canada geese flew by.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Drawing from the Renaissance game’s design and motif, there are playful talismans — geese, dragonflies, clovers, horseshoes, dice, keys and ladybugs — across trays, teapots, mugs, boxes, miniatures and espresso sets.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of geese
Noun
  • Eleven gullible idiots were talked into acquitting because of an imaginary female ailment.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • And then there’s the culture of the scientists, and these idiots can’t read Dickens.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of idiots
Noun
  • At the same time, as the extreme heat and wildfires this year showed us, climate disasters are taking lives and inflicting economic losses on a scale that governments can no longer afford to ignore.
    — Laurence Tubiana, Time, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Their power persisted despite proliferating school shootings, the devastating failures of the state’s electrical grid, the preventable deaths of pregnant women, and other scandals, disasters, and tragedies.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of disasters
Noun
  • The show will serve as a platform for countless lunatics within the InfoWars universe and a platform for larger announcements about the company’s fictional exploits.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Republicans see an opportunity here, portraying progressive and socialist Democrats as lunatics and communists.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of lunatics
Noun
  • The fact that there is someone out there who could actually get all the real unsuspecting morons who participated in this movie to sign off on it afterwards is simply astonishing considering what they are asked to do in it.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of morons
Noun
  • Many franchises were jumping from 2D to 3D at the turn of the millennium, and there were plenty of failures — but Metroid wasn’t one of them.
    — Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Accessibility failures thrive in the dark, where no one has to explain how decisions are made, why capacity isn’t anticipated accurately, or what accessibility actually looks like when thousands of disabled people often have to navigate barriers.
    — Maribeth Romslo, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of failures
Noun
  • Research shows that people who eat more nuts tend to have a lower risk of various heart diseases and of dying from a stroke as compared to people who don’t eat nuts often.
    — Mark Gurarie, HEALTH, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Focus on whole, nutrient-rich foods—especially fresh produce, whole grains, nuts, and legumes.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of nuts
Noun
  • Monday's attacks on a shelter and former school with bunker-busting bombs came as people were lined up for aid in Komyshuvakha, a village in the Zaporizhzhia region.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Special tools were then used to carry out the delicate operation, and extra caution was exercised to avoid any vibrations while approaching the wreck that may set off the unexploded bombs still inside the wreck.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
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