turkey

noun

1. 1

   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

2. 2

   large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

3. 3

   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

4. 4

   flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted

5. 5

   a person who does something thoughtless or annoying

   some joker is blocking the driveway