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turkey

noun (FAILURE)
 
 
/ˈtɜː.ki/ US  /ˈtɝː-/

Definition

[C] informal something that fails badly: His last film was a complete turkey.FailuresAccidents and disastersHigher and lower points of achievement [C] US informal a stupid or silly person: What did you do that for, you turkey?Stupid and silly people
(Definition of turkey noun (FAILURE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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