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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as in idiots
a stupid person
you turkey, that wasn't my boyfriend—it was my brother!
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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
Anderson explained that because certain retailers, such as Walmart, contract their turkeys well in advance, the price for customers might be much lower than the market currently indicates.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
The mass of public officials and volunteers unloaded and passed about 1,200 turkeys into the food bank Thursday morning in a lively assembly line.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
According to state officials, deer and turkeys feeding in affected zones ingest the chemicals, resulting in detectable PFAS levels in their meat and organs that can pose a health risk if consumed.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The good news is that those who buy Thanksgiving turkeys this year do not have to worry about getting sick from eating an infected bird.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
But other wild game animals like elk and turkeys don't require any tags or notifications.
—Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The family raised turkeys, lambs, geese and chicken.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Other wild game animals like elk and turkeys don't require any tags or notifications.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
That level is down about 3% from 2024 and about 36% from the peak of approximately 303 million turkeys raised in 1996.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
The mass of public officials and volunteers unloaded and passed about 1,200 turkeys into the food bank Thursday morning in a lively assembly line.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
According to state officials, deer and turkeys feeding in affected zones ingest the chemicals, resulting in detectable PFAS levels in their meat and organs that can pose a health risk if consumed.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The good news is that those who buy Thanksgiving turkeys this year do not have to worry about getting sick from eating an infected bird.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
But other wild game animals like elk and turkeys don't require any tags or notifications.
—Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The family raised turkeys, lambs, geese and chicken.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Other wild game animals like elk and turkeys don't require any tags or notifications.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
That level is down about 3% from 2024 and about 36% from the peak of approximately 303 million turkeys raised in 1996.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turkeys
Noun
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The honks of wild Canada geese, for instance, fresh out of the Arctic and now high in the clouds going south, signal a change in seasons for me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The farm is home to goats, Holstein cows, potbellied and kune kune pigs, donkeys, sheep, rabbits, llamas, alpacas, guinea fowl, guinea pigs, geese, chickens, a Shetland pony, and a Shire horse.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Noah's sister-in-law Esther (Jackie Tohn), the Jewish character portrayed most insultingly last year, has thankfully been softened and refined, and has somehow become the lone voice of reason amongst a group of immature idiots.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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To be funny while playing a character who’s sweet and endearing (even when calling his friends idiots) is a skill, and Bad Bunny has it.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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Excluding disasters, sudden surges of this magnitude in requests for food or any other need are rare at 211s, and can signal both public worry and need, as happened in the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Matthew W. Kreuter,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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But Kalmaegi also collapsed flood-control infrastructure in the province that was ostensibly meant to protect citizens in such disasters.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Parents know these woke lunatics are bullies.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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There were these lunatics in the car.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Choosing to send only one hero per call will also substantially reduce the likelihood of succeeding — if the morons even stand for it.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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Employers can create weekly forums where employees can share both AI successes and failures without judgment, then reallocate budgets away from underperforming AI experiments to pilots that are showing success.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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One form Asks whether the tree appears To exhibit a history of failures.—
MaKshya Tolbert,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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In a recording shared by his family, Dailey recounted driving his 2002 silver Dodge Dakota up the Swamp Lake Trail, reaching the top safely and stopping to snack on some jerky and a handful of nuts, ABC News reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The crew can now prepare ingredients like nuts, cakes, and fresh vegetables using the oven and other cooking tools.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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However, an image of the dummies shared by leaker Sonny Dickson indicates Samsung's finally making room for magnetic rings at the back.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
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But for the most part, these competitors were dummies all around, with even the biggest threats deeply flawed or actively annoying in some way.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Turkeys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turkeys. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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