Turkey (disambiguation)

Turkey may refer to:

• Turkey, a country in Southeastern Europe and western Asia
• Turkey (bird), a large gamebird, native to North America.
  • Meat from the Domesticated turkey, used for food
  • Australian Bustard, an Australian Bird that is sometimes known as the "Australian Turkey" or "Brush Turkey."
• Turkey, North Carolina, a town in the United States of America
• Turkey, Texas, a town in the United States of America
• In bowling, a turkey refers to three consecutive strikes.
• Cold turkey, a withdrawal from drug addiction without gradual tapering off usage.
• A derogatory term for Native Americans in relation to their cermonial songs and feather headdresses.
• A "turkey" (slang): a useless thing, unwise purchase, a box office bomb in entertainment, or a foolish or despicable person in CB Radio jargon.
• Turkey movies are exploitative B-films, most often featuring sub-par sex, violence and gore.
• the American folk dance Turkey in the Straw

People

• Little Turkey (d.1811), a Cherokee chief
• Oconostota (1710-1780), also known as Stalking Turkey, a Cherokee chief
• Turkey Tayac (1895-1978), a Piscataway Indian Nation leader
• Turkey: Ryan Elliot a major player in the St.Columbs College machine

See also

• Turk