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turkey
noun- in films and showbusiness, an absolute failure or disaster, critical or financial; hence, in wider usage, a failure or disaster US, 1927
Why the turkey, a native of America, is the symbol of spectacular failure is a mystery. - We’re finally getting out of this turkey town. — American Graffiti, 1973
- “Lost Horizon” is perhaps the grandest of 1973’s turkeys. — San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle, Sunday Scene, p. 12, 13 January 1974
- — Harry and Michael Medved, The Golden Turkey Awards, 1980
- If this is going to be a turkey movie, at least I will have brought it in on time! — Dale Pollock, Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas, p. 120, 1999
- One night, as we went in from the lobby to watch the second act of an especially bad turkey, he seemed less dour than usual, and I asked him why he was so gay — Earl Wilson, I Am Gazing into My 8-Ball, p. 81, 1945
- an incompetent, ineffective or disliked person US, 1951
May be used with affection. - And there’s plenty of Polacks and fairies around here that we might have socked instead of turkeys with the name of Murphy and Garrity. — James T. Farrell, Saturday Night, p. 52, 1947
- [I]t had taken the public at large about three days to brand me a “turkey.” — John Nichols, The Sterile Cuckoo, p. 50, 1965
- This is not the official goddamn threshold. Upstairs, you turkey! — Erich Segal, Love Story, p. 78, 1970
- That’s why they all be in Lewisburg or Green Haven. Wise up, turkey. — Edwin Torres, Carlito’s Way, p. 44, 1975
- Okay, turkey, no bullshit. Do you want to kill yourself? — Lethal Weapon, 1987
- a member of a youth gang who is reluctant or unwilling to join in gang fights US
- But if you’re a Jap or a turkey or you’re going to punk out it’s going to be bad stuff for you. — Hal Ellson, Duke, p. 31, 1949
- Turkeys (boys “not in the know”). — Howard Polsky, Cottage Six, p. 24, 1962
- an Irishman or a person of Irish descent US
- — Bill Reilly, Big Al’s Official Guide to Chicagoese, p. 63, 1982
- a patient who has been mishandled medically US
- — American Speech, pp. 145–148, May 1961: “The spoken language of medicine; argot, slang, cant”
- in hospital usage, a patient with a petty medical complaint US
- — Maledicta, p. 70, Summer/Winter 1978: “Common patient-directed pejoratives used by medical personnel”
- a planespotter who is new to the hobby, or does not have good equipment, or does not take the hobby seriously UK
- I thought that planespotters used binoculars, but Tony soon put me straight. “Binoculars are for turkeys.” — Iain Aitch, A Fete Worse Than Death, p. 73, 2003
- in motorcycle racing, an old and/or heavy and bulky motorcycle US
- — Ed Radlauer, Motorcylopedia, p. 67, 1973
- amphetamine UK, 1998
- — Mike Haskins, Drugs, p. 279, 2003
- cocaine UK, 1998
- — Mike Haskins, Drugs, p. 281, 2003
- poor quality, adulterated or counterfeit drugs US
- A lot of times some of those crooked dealers, new in the neighborhood, pass off baking soda as stuff or real weak H mixed with baking powder you get what’s called burned: you’re getting a turkey. — Willard Motley, Let No Man Write My Epitaph, p. 151, 1958
- [I]t was found to be “turkey”–it looked like heroin but proved to be a non-narcotic substance. — Harry J. Anslinger, The Murderers, p. 93, 1961
- In fact Willie didn’t buy any dope, he bought a turkey. — Henry Williamson, Hustler!, p. 136, 1965
- a tip of fifty cents US
- — Ramon Adams, The Language of the Railroader, p. 164, 1977
▶ the turkey
an act of withdrawing from addictive drugs; the time period of that withdrawal (without direct reference to the symptoms) UK
A variation of COLD TURKEY“You really done the turkey... in a brothel?” “That’s right. Ah did it.” — Ben Elton, High Society, p. 291, 2002 |