It’s not good to be a turkey

Turkey is the star of many Thanksgiving feasts and a staple in many holiday food celebrations. As delicious as they are, turkeys have a 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 wasn’t flattering. To be called a turkey means that you aren’t 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 gener