English Dictionary

turkey drop

名詞

直訳 新語

(literally) An event in which a turkey is dropped from a high altitude.

日本語の意味

高所から七面鳥を落とすイベント / 高い場所から七面鳥を落下させる行事

The controversial turkey drop sparked heated debates about animal welfare and public safety.

論争を呼んだ、高所から七面鳥を落とす行事は動物福祉や公共の安全性について激しい議論を巻き起こした。

意味（1）

(literally) An event in which a turkey is dropped from a high altitude.

In the late 1980s, the tabloid sent two reporters to the turkey drop and ran an exposé titled It's Sick! Yellville Turkeys Tossed Out of Planes—For Fun. The story described the nightmarish scene of the birds plunging to their death below.

意味（2）

(neologism) A breakup occuring around Thanksgiving, especially associated with first-year college students who have become separated from their high school sweethearts.

A lot of Turkey Drops happen in your Freshman year at college — and it's not hard to see why. If any of you, like me, had an ill-fated high school into college relationship, you've been there.

意味（3）

(neologism, preceded with "the") The phenomenon of turkey drops in general.

It would be impossible to estimate the number of couples that participate in the turkey drop on an annual basis, but it’s probably a lot.

turkey drops （ plural ）