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turkey dump
TUR-kee DUMP · noun · slang
A college student dumping their hometown partner over Thanksgiving break.
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The seasonal breakup that happens when a first-year college student returns home for Thanksgiving and ends things with a high school partner they've outgrown.
“She braced for the turkey dump the second he came home from his first semester.”
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turkey dump In A Sentence
She braced for the turkey dump the second he came home from his first semester.
Origin & Usage
American college slang tied to the Thanksgiving holiday.
People Also Ask
What is a turkey dump?
It's the seasonal breakup where a first-year college student returns home for Thanksgiving and ends things with a high school partner they've outgrown.
Why is it called a turkey dump?
Because it happens around Thanksgiving, the turkey holiday, when students come home for the first time since starting college.
Where does the term come from?
It's American college slang tied specifically to the Thanksgiving break.
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