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The BFD Word of the Day

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The word for today is…

turkey (noun):

1: a large North American gallinaceous bird (Meleagris gallopavo) that is domesticated in most parts of the world
2: failure, flop
3: a stupid, foolish, or inept person

Source : Merriam -Webster

Etymology : Turkey, country in western Asia and southeastern Europe; from confusion with the guinea fowl, supposed to be imported from Turkish territory

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