# Talkin' Turkey!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talkin-turkey/273458>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 7, 2004, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talkin-turkey/273458 "2004-11-07T04:11:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talkin-turkey/273458/1 "2004-11-07T04:11:58Z")

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What is the thing under the turkey’s chin _really_ called? Conventional wisdom claims it is a “gobble”. Recently, I read it is actually called a “wattle” or “wottle” (per World Book Encyclopedia).

So, is “gobble” a URL? Or, wishful thinking?

- Jinx

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**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talkin-turkey/273458/2 "2004-11-07T04:54:35Z")

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Gobble is the noise the males make. Wattle is the thing that hangs down.

What’s an URL in your context?