1. a large North American bird that is often eaten as food, especially at Thanksgiving
2. the meat from this bird used as food
3. something that fails badly or is unsuccessful
Usage: informal

Examples

• We always have turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.
• The wild turkeys wandered across the field.
• She ordered a turkey sandwich for lunch.
• The movie was a complete turkey at the box office.
• He carved the turkey at the head of the table.
• That business venture turned out to be a real turkey.