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turkey

გამოთქმა: /ˈtəːki/

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  • 1a large mainly domesticated game bird native to North America, having a bald head and (in the male) red wattles. It is a popular food on festive occasions such as Christmas and (in the US) Thanksgiving.
    • Meleagris gallopavo, family Meleagridae (or Phasianidae)
  • [mass noun] the flesh of the turkey as food.
  • Meleagris gallopavo, family Meleagridae (or Phasianidae)
  • 2 informal, chiefly North American something that is extremely or completely unsuccessful, especially a play or film: the movie flopped—the second in a trio of turkeys
  • a stupid or inept person: I felt like such a turkey spying on his house

like turkeys voting for Christmas

informal used to suggest that a particular action or decision is hopelessly self-defeating: such a move by Liberal Democrats would be like turkeys voting for Christmas

talk turkey

North American informal discuss something frankly and straightforwardly: she promised to go talk turkey with the representatives

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