"turkey dropping" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: turkey droppings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} turkey dropping (countable and uncountable, plural turkey droppings)
  1. (countable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turkey, dropping. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-turkey_dropping-en-noun-O6Sn2Q6P
  2. (uncountable, neologism) The act of engaging in a turkey drop; the process of breaking up with a partner around Thanksgiving. Tags: neologism, uncountable
    Sense id: en-turkey_dropping-en-noun-SJ163noz Categories (other): English neologisms

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} turkey dropping
  1. present participle and gerund of turkey drop Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: turkey drop
    Sense id: en-turkey_dropping-en-verb-CqEZZwib Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 38 59

Inflected forms

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