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talked turkey

talked turkey is the simple past and past participle of talk turkey.

Meaning of talk turkey

Verb

talk turkey (third-person singular simple present talks turkey, present participle talking turkey, simple past and past participle talked turkey)

  1. (US, idiomatic) To talk or negotiate plainly, frankly, or seriously.
    • An Erie car loaded with live turkeys . . . was delivered to the New-York and New-England Railroad yesterday. . . . This first cargo is symbolical of the fact that they will be able hereafter to "talk turkey" to all competitors for New-England business.1881 December 13, “The Erie to ‘Talk Turkey’”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 Oct 2008, page 8

Questions about talked turkey

What is talked turkey the simple past and past participle of?
Talked turkey is the simple past and past participle of talk turkey.

Words near talked turkey in the dictionary

  1. talked to Ralph on the big white telephone
  2. talked to the fist
  3. talked to the hand
  4. talked trash
  5. talked truth to power
  6. talked turkey
  7. talked up
  8. talkedst
  9. talkee
  10. talkee-talkee
  11. talkees

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