turkey (n)
bomb (n)
dud (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 11
def an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
examples the first experiment was a real turkey
the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned
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Hypernym flop, bust, fizzle
Derivationally related form bomb → bomb
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Hyponym flop, bust, fizzle
Derivationally related form bomb → bomb

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