Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

young turk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: young -turk
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

From the late-19th to the early-20th century, a member of a movement that campaigned for reform of the Ottoman Empire.

noun

A young person who agitates for political or other reform; a young person with a rebellious disposition.

noun

Alternative form of young Turk.

Example Sentences

""What! Roscoe?" inquired the principal. "Yes." "Is he in any mischief?" "Mischief? I should say so! Why, he's a regular young Turk." "A young Turk? I don't think I understand you, James." "I mean, he's a young ruffian.""
"He arrives at a time when jazz's discontented Young Turks have disdainfully turned away from their audiences and gone off to explore the way-out."

Etymology

Calque of French Jeune-Turc, from which also Turkish Jön Türk has been borrowed.

Inflected Forms

young Turks (plural)

Questions

What does young turk mean?: From the late-19th to the early-20th century, a member of a movement that campaigned for reform of the Ottoman Empire.
Where does young turk come from?: Calque of French Jeune-Turc, from which also Turkish Jön Türk has been borrowed.

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