a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, esp. Meleagris gallopavo, of America, that typically has green, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and that is domesticated in most parts of the world.

the flesh of this bird, used as food.

ocellated turkey.

Slang .

a person or thing of little appeal; dud; loser.

a naive, stupid, or inept person.

a poor and unsuccessful theatrical production; flop.

Bowling . three strikes in succession. ?

talk turkey

Informal . to talk frankly; mean business.

noun

ass , idiot , imbecile , jackass , mooncalf , moron , nincompoop , ninny , nitwit , simple , simpleton , softhead , tomfool