turkle

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turkle^¹

/ˈtɜːkəl/ UK
/ˈtɝkəl/ US

noun turkles

US, dialectal, pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of turtle I knew my father's nature so well, that I was certain his anger would hang on to him like a turkle does to a fisherman's toe [...].

Turkle^²

proper noun

A surname. The much more sophisticated and personable chatbots of today are the “Eliza effect on steroids,” [Sherry] Turkle said.

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@misc{turkle_2026,
  title = {turkle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/turkle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}