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turkey | guinea |

As a proper noun turkey

is country at the intersection of europe and asia on the mediterranean official name: republic of turkey.

As a noun guinea is

(us|slang|pejorative|ethnic slur) a person of italian descent.

turkey

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Either of two species of bird in the genus Meleagris with fan-shaped tails and wattled necks.
  • (UK) The guinea fowl (Numida meleagris ).
  • (colloquial) A failure.
    • That film was a turkey .
  • (slang, usually, mildly, derogatory) A foolish or inept person.
    • The turkey cut in front of me and then berated me for running into him.
  • (bowling) An act of throwing three strikes in a row.

    • Synonyms

    * (bird) Meleagris gallopavo'', ''Meleagris ocellata * (failure) flop * (stupid person) fool, idiot, (US) jerk, (UK) plonker, (UK) prat

    Derived terms

    * Australian turkey * brush turkey * bush turkey * cold turkey * go full turkey * scrub turkey * talk turkey * turkey buzzard * turkeyling * turkey nest * turkey shoot * turkey trot * turkeys voting for Christmas * turkey vulture * water turkey

    Related terms

    * turkey-cock * wild turkey * talk turkey

    See also

    * Anhinga * (Australian bustard) * (helmeted guineafowl)

    External links

    * * (Meleagris gallopavo) * (Meleagris ocellata)

    guinea

    English

    (wikipedia Guinea)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • Country in Western Africa. Official name: Republic of Guinea.
  • (US, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) Someone of Italian descent in the United States.

    • Derived terms

    * Equatorial Guinea * French Guinea * Guinea-Bissau * Guinean * New Guinea * Papua New Guinea * Portuguese Guinea * Spanish Guinea

    See also

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