turn Turk

verb

To go to the bad; to become hopelessly obstinate.

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Meanings

verbturn Turk (third-person singular simple present turns Turk, present participle turning Turk, simple past and past participle turned Turk)

present singular third person turns Turk · participle present turning Turk · participle past turned Turk · past turned Turk

  1. To go to the bad; to become hopelessly obstinate.
  2. obsoleteTo convert to Islam.

    "She wants to be a princess, and has turned Turk," roared the rabbis.

    1850, William Makepeace Thackeray, Rebecca and Rowena
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APA

turn Turk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20Turk

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“turn Turk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20Turk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turn Turk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20Turk.

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