English Explanatory Dictionary

walk turkey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stagger or move with an ungainly gait.
  2. To walk with the chest pushed out in front (often due to being pushed or forced)
  3. To obey obsequiously; to toe the line.

Word forms

walk turkey walks turkey walking turkey walked turkey

Etymology

From the way a domestic turkey moves, leading with the breast and bobbing back and forth.

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