1. the wishbone of a bird, especially a chicken or turkey
Usage: British

Examples

• The children fought over who would get the merrythoughts from the Christmas turkey.
• She carefully removed the merrythoughts before carving the roasted chicken.
• In British tradition, two people pull the merrythoughts apart to make a wish.
• The cook saved the merrythoughts for the grandchildren to break after dinner.
• He explained that merrythoughts is simply the British term for wishbones.