Holiday gobbledygook
The fridge is full of Thanksgiving leftovers, and I have questions
When did turkeys learn how to jive?
Back in the 1940s, folks were using the word “jive” to describe actions that were foolish or dishonest.
In the 1950s, folks started besmirching the good name of Benjamin Franklin’s favorite bird and turned the word “turkey” into an insult meaning “a slow or inept person.” As in, “What did you do that for, you turkey?”
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