turkey
Translation
turkey, failure, flop
Examples
We eat turkey at Christmas.
We eat turkey at Christmas.
The new film was a complete turkey.
The new movie was a complete turkey.
Grammar Patterns
((a turkey)) a large bird grown for its meat We eat turkey at Christmas.
((a turkey)) a failure or flop The new movie was a complete turkey.
Similar Words
Synonyms (bird): fowl, poultry; Synonyms (failure): flop, failure, dud
Etymology
Named after the country Turkey, because the bird was first brought to Europe via Turkey.
Memory Tips
Imagine a turkey on Thanksgiving watching a movie that's also a turkey (a flop).