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I know its a bad connotation.. what does it really mean?

2007-02-15 06:03:27 · 11 answers · asked by jelisa13 2 in Society & Culture Other - Society & Culture

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It's wrongly used as an insult. Turkeys are thought of as stupid and ugly by those that are ignorant of the truth about wild turkeys. In truth, I think and many hunters do that a tom turkey strutting his stuff is rather impressive sight. Turkeys are very, very smart. They are very hard to hunt. They are a very tough and resilient bird. Bagging a turkey is very hard to do. In truth they are such a noble and majestic bird that Benjamin Franklin proposed the turkey rather than the eagle as our national bird. So if some one calls you a turkey as an insult, tell them thank you. Then smile to yourself because now you know the real truth, and you know who the stupid one is.

2007-02-15 06:10:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4 1

Calling Someone A Turkey

2016-11-15 03:26:12 · answer #2 · answered by sanderson 4 · 0 0

That's been around for decades.

To be called a Turkey means that someone thinks you aren't the smartest thing going. Turkey's are just about the dumbest bird there is.

3B69 -- While I knew the Benjamin Franklin part, your take on the turkey is the opposite of what I always thought to be true. Interesting. So I check with a lifelong hunter that I know and he disagreed completely with you -- Turkeys are as dumb as they come! Oh well, I gave you a thumbs up for your answer any way just because you at least tried :-)

2007-02-15 06:07:37 · answer #3 · answered by kja63 7 · 1 0

If someone calls you a turkey it simply means they are dumb and your the smart one, tell me how many turkeys do you eat at thanksgiving? one? two if your rich. So these birds are not very easy to catch as that dumb kja63 said.

2017-01-03 12:56:19 · answer #4 · answered by umajasty 1 · 0 0

I was a teenager in the 70s and we used this slang all the time. It is not anything bad.

2007-02-15 06:22:14 · answer #5 · answered by tazbeenfun 1 · 1 0

That the person is silly to think the way they do about a minute happening. Putting too much on something small.

2016-03-24 08:19:23 · answer #6 · answered by Sharon 1 · 0 0

It's not necessarily a bad thing, you have to consider the source. It can just mean,silly,or goofy.

2007-02-15 06:08:31 · answer #7 · answered by IwntYrHd 4 · 0 0

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well they were either giving you a compliment or a insult!

2016-04-03 22:07:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

haha, are you serious. sorry. i think it's an older generation thing. i think it just means putting someone down, or they aren't someone you can count on.

2007-02-15 06:08:21 · answer #9 · answered by yaabro 4 · 0 0

it sounds silly, they probably were joking

2007-02-15 06:06:31 · answer #10 · answered by La Princesa 6 · 0 0

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