TURKEY

(noun) large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
synonyms : meleagris gallopavo
(noun) 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
(noun) flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
(noun) a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
synonyms : republic of turkey
(noun) a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
"some joker is blocking the driveway"
synonyms : joker

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