Meaning of turkey drop | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An event in which a turkey is dropped from a high altitude.
   literally
2. A breakup occurring around Thanksgiving, especially associated with first-year college students who have become separated from their high school sweethearts.
   neologism, slang

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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