talk turkey
To talk or negotiate plainly, frankly, or seriously.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Let's talk turkey and discuss the real price.”
“After weeks of polite emails, the two bosses finally met to talk turkey about the merger.”
“The diplomat abandoned diplomatic language and began to talk turkey, stating plainly what his country would accept and what it would not.”
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all talk and no cider
All talk and no results.
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big talk
Statements which are boastful or exaggerated.
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coffee talk
Informal conversation among friends or acquaintances, of the kind that occurs in a casual gathering where people sit together and drink coffee.
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cold turkey
A sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.
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if these walls could talk
Used to denote a location with an interesting or controversial history.
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jive turkey
A fool, a chump, a target for jiving.
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pillow talk
Conversation shared by bedmates, particularly intimate conversation after sexual intercourse.
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rabbit
[Cockney slang]talk
Last updated August 10, 2026