(FAILURE) [noun] [C] [esp. US] and ANZ [informal] - something that fails badlyCritics are suggesting his latest film will be a turkey even before it's been released.(US and ANZ informal) A turkey can also be a stupid or silly person.Now what did you go and do that for, you turkey? [as form of address]
TURKEY
Meaning of TURKEY in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012