turkey coma

ˈtɜːki ˈkəʊmə

Definition

Definition of turkey coma - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

food

feeling of extreme tiredness after large meal

He blamed his turkey coma for not helping with the dishes.

food coma

drowsiness

state of drowsiness after eating turkey

After Thanksgiving dinner, everyone fell into a turkey coma.

food coma

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Expressions with turkey

talk turkey

speak honestly, often to solve a problem or make a deal

Let's talk turkey and settle this issue.

cold turkey

method of quitting by abrupt cessation

Cold turkey is often difficult but effective.

turkey shoot

easy victory in a competition

The game was a turkey shoot for the home team.

go cold turkey

suddenly stop a bad habit

He decided to go cold turkey on smoking.

let's talk turkey

exp.

start discussing serious business

Enough small talk—let's talk turkey about the budget cuts.

quit cold turkey

end an addiction abruptly without tapering off

She quit cold turkey and never looked back.

Expressions with coma

carb coma

state of drowsiness after eating a lot of carbohydrates

After the pasta dinner, he fell into a carb coma.

food coma

state of sleepiness after eating a large meal

After Thanksgiving dinner, I fell into a food coma.

in a coma

adj.

unconscious for a long time

She has been in a coma for weeks.

go into a coma

enter a state of deep unconsciousness from illness or injury

After the accident, he went into a coma.

slip into a coma

gradually become unconscious for a long time

After the accident, he slipped into a coma for weeks.

fall into a coma

become unconscious and unresponsive for a long time

After the accident, he fell into a coma.

diabetic coma

state of unconsciousness due to severe diabetes complications

He was rushed to the hospital in a diabetic coma.

hepatic coma

coma from severe liver disease

The patient was diagnosed with hepatic coma due to liver failure.

induced coma

state of unconsciousness medically created to protect the brain

After the accident, the patient was placed in an induced coma to reduce brain swelling.

deep coma

state of long unconsciousness with almost no reaction to touch or sound

After the accident, he slipped into a deep coma for months.

Examples of turkey coma in a sentence

The turkey coma hit him hard, and he napped on the couch.
He slipped into a turkey coma after the festive meal.
The turkey coma hit hard, and they all dozed off on the couch.

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French:coma alimentaire, torpeur digestive, ...
German:Truthahn-Müdigkeit, Truthahn-Koma, ...
Italian:sonnolenza post-pasto, sonnolenza da tacchino, ...
Spanish:somnolencia post-comida, letargo post-pavo, ...
Portuguese:letargia pós-ceia, sonolência pós-peru, ...
Chinese:火鸡昏睡症, 火鸡困倦, ...
Japanese:ターキーコーマ, ターキーを食べた後の眠気, ...
Arabic:خُمُول بَعْد الأَكْل, غيبوبة الديك الرومي, ...
Hebrew:תְּרַדְמַת אַחַר הָאָרוּחָה, תַּרְדֵּמַת הוֹדוּ, ...
Russian:усталость после еды, сонливость после индейки, ...
Ukrainian:індичкова втома, індичкова кома, ...
Hindi:टर्की कोमा, टर्की खाने के बाद की सुस्ती, ...
Bengali:টার্কি খেয়ে ক্লান্তি, টার্কি খেয়ে তন্দ্রা, ...
Catalan:fatiga de gall dindi, coma de gall dindi, ...
Czech:potravinové kóma, ospalost, ...
Danish:kalkun træthed, kalkun koma, ...
Dutch:kalkoenmoeheid, kalkoenslaap, ...
Greek:κούραση από γαλοπούλα, κώμα γαλοπούλας, ...
Hungarian:kajakóma, pulyka utáni kajakóma, ...
Khmer:អារម្មណ៍ងងុយហត់ខ្លាំងក្រោយញ៉ាំអាហារច្រើន, អារម្មណ៍ងងុយដេកក្រោយញ៉ាំសាច់ទួរគី, ...
Korean:터키 먹고 피곤함, 터키 먹고 졸음, ...
Persian:خستگی شدید بعد از خوردن بوقلمون, خواب آلودگی بعد از خوردن بوقلمون, ...
Polish:zmęczenie po indyku, śpiączka po indyku, ...
Portuguese (BR):letargia pós-ceia, sonolência pós-peru, ...
Romanian:oboseală extremă după curcan, somnolență după curcan, ...
Swedish:kalkontrötthet, kalkonkomma, ...
Thai:อาการเหนื่อยล้าหลังจากกินไก่งวง, อาการง่วงนอนหลังจากกินไก่งวง, ...
Turkish:hindi yorgunluğu, hindi koması, ...
Vietnamese:cơn mệt mỏi sau khi ăn gà tây, cơn buồn ngủ sau khi ăn gà tây, ...

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