Definition of 'turkey'

Noun

1. large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
      Synonyms: Meleagris gallopavo
2. a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923
      Synonyms: Republic of Turkey
3. a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway"
      Synonyms: joker
4. flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
5. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
      Synonyms: bomb dud

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