turkey drop
Holiday romance ending
Turkey drop refers to a breakup that happens around Thanksgiving, typically when college freshmen return home for the holiday and end their high school relationships.
The timing coincides with students having spent a few months apart, often realizing they've grown in different directions or want to pursue new relationships at school.
Half our friend group went through the turkey drop freshman year.
The term plays on the holiday's central bird and the sense of being dropped or dumped.
Autumn gratitude holiday
- freshmanFirst-year student
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
- semesterHalf academic year
- long-distance relationshipRomantic bond spanning geography
hometown · campus · fall break · first year · high school sweetheart · dormitory · homecoming · winter break
Crushing emotional pain
- separationState of being apart
- dumpedAbruptly ended romantically
- ex-partnerPrevious romantic companion
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
long-distance · split · endings · moving on · singlehood · emotional pain · farewell · closure
Thanksgiving
Autumn gratitude holiday
- freshmanFirst-year student
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
- semesterHalf academic year
long-distance relationship · hometown · campus · fall break · first year · high school sweetheart · dormitory · homecoming · winter break · independence
heartbreak
Crushing emotional pain
- separationState of being apart
- dumpedAbruptly ended romantically
- ex-partnerPrevious romantic companion
rejection · long-distance · split · endings · moving on · singlehood · emotional pain · farewell · closure · grief