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TALK TURKEY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does talk turkey mean?
• TALK TURKEY (verb)
The verb TALK TURKEY has 1 sense:
1. discuss frankly, often in a business context
Familiarity information: TALK TURKEY used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Discuss frankly, often in a business context
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "talk turkey" is one way to...):
speak; talk (exchange thoughts; talk with)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence examples:
Sam and Sue talk turkey
Sam wants to talk turkey with Sue
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