Turkey teeth

English

Alternative forms

• turkey teeth

Etymology

From Turkey (“country”) +‎ teeth. Turkey is a popular destination for low-price private dental surgery.

Noun

Turkey teeth pl (plural only)

1. (UK, slang) Unnaturally white, straightened teeth, especially from an overseas dentist.
   • 2023, Gina Kirkham, Murders at the Rookery Grange Retreat: A brand new unmissable humorous cozy crime mystery, Open Road Media, →ISBN:

     A tall, spindly man gaily swept into the room, his gleaming white Turkey teeth lighting the way ahead of him, a beacon in the mood lighting of the boutique.

   • 2024, Caro Ramsay, Out of the Dark, Severn House Publishers Ltd, →ISBN:

     Veneers like that cost a fortune. They are understated, no Turkey teeth for him, but the upper canine left is missing, not extracted by somebody with a dental degree.

   • 2024, O. J. Mullen, The Wrong Woman, Boldwood Books Ltd, →ISBN:

     He flashed his warrant card at a receptionist with "Turkey teeth" - they were all over the bloody place; had folk stopped looking in mirrors? - and false eyelashes.