The difference between Fool and Turkey
When used as nouns, fool means a person with poor judgment or little intelligence, whereas turkey means either of two species of bird in the genus meleagris with fan-shaped tails and wattled necks.
Fool is also verb with the meaning: to trick.
Fool is also adjective with the meaning: foolish.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fool and Turkey
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Fool as a noun (pejorative):
A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
Examples:
"You were a fool to cross that busy road without looking."
"The village fool threw his own shoes down the well."
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Fool as a noun (historical):
A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
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Fool as a noun (informal):
Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.
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Fool as a noun:
Buddy, dude, person.
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Fool as a noun (cooking):
A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
Examples:
"an apricot fool; a gooseberry fool"
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Fool as a noun (often, capitalized, '''[[Fool]]'''):
A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.
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Fool as a verb:
To trick; to deceive
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Fool as a verb:
To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly
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Fool as an adjective (informal):
foolish
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Turkey as a noun:
Either of two species of bird in the genus Meleagris with fan-shaped tails and wattled necks.
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Turkey as a noun (uncountable):
The meat or flesh of this bird eaten as food
Examples:
"All week after Thanksgiving, I had turkey sandwiches for lunch."
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Turkey as a noun (colloquial):
A failure.
Examples:
"That film was a turkey."
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Turkey as a noun (slang, usually, mildly, derogatory):
A foolish or inept person.
Examples:
"The turkey cut in front of me and then berated me for running into him."
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Turkey as a noun (bowling):
An act of throwing three strikes in a row.
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Turkey as a noun (obsolete):
The guinea fowl (Numida meleagris).
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Turkey as a noun (medical slang, derogatory):
A patient feigning symptoms; a person faking illness or injury; a malingerer.
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Turkey as a noun (dated, slang, US, Australia):
A large travel bag; a suitcase; a pack carried by a lumberman; a bindle.