turkle

plural turkles

1. USdialectalpronunciation spellingPronunciation 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 [...].

   1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of, Nebraska, published 1987, page 33

1. A surname.

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

   2025 December 19, Kashmir Hill, quoting Sherry Turkle, “Why Do A.I. Chatbots Use ‘I’?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2025