I don’t want to be a Thanksgiving turkey

Delicious as it is, the turkey, star of many Thanksgiving feasts and a staple in many holiday celebrations, has its own set of slang words that are used to describe various aspects of this bird that aren’t quite so appetizing. To talk turkey means to speak plainly. To go cold turkey means to stop a habit abruptly. To call someone a turkey is an insult. I’ve been called a turkey before. It was not flattering. To be called a turkey means that you are not measuring up or that someone thinks you aren’t the smartest thing going. Being called a turkey takes on an even deeper meaning when you realize that domesticated turkeys have been bred in captivity for so many generations that they l