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Turk

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Slave, villain. A term of reproach used by the Greeks of Constantinople.

You young Turk, a playful reprimand to a young mischievous child.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Tun
Tunding
Tune the Old Cow Died of (The)
Tuneful Nine
Tuning Goose
Tunisian
Tunkers
Turcaret
Tureen
Turf (The)
Turk
Turk-Gregory
Turkey
Turkish Spy
Turlupin
Turmeric
Turncoat
Turning the Tables
Turnip-Garden (The)
Turnip Townsend
Turnspit Dog