Thanksgiving is a great excuse to gather around the table, eat far too much food, and enjoy plenty of laughs with family and friends.

From turkey jokes to funny thoughts about second servings, the holiday gives everyone plenty of reasons to smile. If you are looking for funny Thanksgiving quotes, this collection has plenty of ideas to bring some humor to your celebration.

These quotes are perfect for Thanksgiving cards, social media posts, dinner table signs, text messages, or simply sharing with someone who loves holiday humor.

You will find funny lines about food, family gatherings, cooking, leftovers, and the familiar struggle of trying to save room for dessert.

Whether your Thanksgiving plans involve a big family dinner or a quiet meal at home, a funny quote can make the occasion even more enjoyable. Browse these Thanksgiving quotes and pick your favorites to share this year.

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Funny Thanksgiving Quotes

“Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.” — Kevin James
“I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.” — Erma Bombeck
“An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.” — Irv Kupcinet
“You can tell you ate too much for Thanksgiving when you have to let your bathrobe out.” — Jay Leno
“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations.” — Oscar Wilde
“Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes.” — Erma Bombeck
“Coexistence: what the farmer does with the turkey—until Thanksgiving.” — Mike Connolly
“You can’t have Thanksgiving without turkey. That’s like the Fourth of July without apple pie or Friday with no two pizzas.” — Joey Tribbiani, Friends
“Don’t you put words in people’s mouths—you put turkey in people’s mouths!” — Joey Tribbiani, Friends
“What is Thanksgiving without a side of drama? And pie. Apple or pumpkin?” — Blair Waldorf, Gossip Girl
“Don’t you put words in people’s mouths. You put turkey in people’s mouths.” — Joey, Friends
“Could I BE more thankful?” — Chandler Bing, Friends
“It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a little emotional scarring.” — Joey, Friends
“Here come the meat sweats.” — Joey, Friends
“What is with everyone today? It’s Thanksgiving, not truth day!” — Ross, Friends
“Reliving past pain and getting depressed is what Thanksgiving’s all about.” — Chandler, Friends
“Cider’s mulling, turkey’s turking, and yams are yamming.” — Monica, Friends
“More turkey, Mr. Chandler?” — Joey, Friends
“Ah, Thanksgiving. The day that people come together to really, really give thanks.” — Ross, Friends
“It was Thanksgiving.” — Adrian, Rocky
“You can’t have Thanksgiving without turkey.” — Joey, Friends
“Thanksgiving is a joyous invitation to shower the world with love and gratitude.” — Amy Leigh Mercree

Funny Thanksgiving Quotes For Friends

“Thanksgiving is better when your friends bring the wine and the jokes.”
“Good friends, great food, and absolutely no room left for dessert.”
“Thankful for friends who never judge my fourth helping.”
“We came for the turkey, but stayed for the gossip.”
“Friends make Thanksgiving fun, especially when they bring extra pie.”
“Thanksgiving calories don’t count when you’re eating with your best friends.”
“Nothing says friendship like sharing fries and fighting over the last piece of pie.”
“My Thanksgiving wish is simple: good friends and unlimited dessert.”
“Friends are the people who encourage you to have just one more slice.”
“Thanksgiving with friends is basically dinner, laughter, and poor food decisions.”
“I’m thankful for friends who make every meal feel like a celebration.”
“Turkey tastes better when you’re surrounded by your favorite people.”
“A true friend will share their dessert, but never their secret pie recipe.”
“Eat, laugh, gossip, repeat—that’s how we celebrate Thanksgiving.”
“Thanksgiving is more fun when your friends are just as hungry as you are.”

Funny Thanksgiving Quotes For Family

“Thanksgiving is when the whole family gathers around the table and forgets the diet.”
“Family, turkey, pie, and awkward questions—Thanksgiving has it all.”
“I’m thankful for my family, especially the ones who bring dessert.”
“Thanksgiving dinner is basically a family meeting with better food.”
“Nothing brings a family together faster than the last piece of pie.”
“Thanksgiving with family means full plates and even fuller conversations.”
“Family gatherings are free entertainment, especially on Thanksgiving.”
“I’m thankful for family who loves me even after seeing my third plate.”
“Thanksgiving is the perfect day to eat too much and blame the turkey.”
“Family makes Thanksgiving memorable, and the leftovers make it worth it.”
“Thanksgiving isn’t complete until someone starts an argument over something completely random.”
“My family has a special talent for turning Thanksgiving dinner into a three-hour event.”
“Thankful for family, good food, and someone else doing the dishes.”
“Thanksgiving proves that my family can agree on one thing: we all want dessert.”
“The best part of Thanksgiving is eating with family and taking home the leftovers.”

Funny Thanksgiving Dinner Quotes

“Thanksgiving dinner: the one meal where going back for seconds is expected.”
“My favorite Thanksgiving workout is lifting the fork to my mouth.”
“Thanksgiving dinner is proof that I have excellent taste and zero self-control.”
“Eat the turkey, pass the gravy, and pretend the calories don’t exist.”
“Thanksgiving dinner isn’t over until everyone is too full to move.”
“I came for the family time, but I stayed for the mashed potatoes.”
“The only thing getting stuffed faster than the turkey is me.”
“Thanksgiving dinner is my annual excuse to eat dessert before I feel guilty.”
“Pass the potatoes and nobody gets hurt.”
“My Thanksgiving dinner strategy is simple: sample everything and skip nothing.”
“A balanced Thanksgiving dinner has turkey in one hand and pie in the other.”
“Thanksgiving dinner: where one plate somehow becomes three.”
“I’m thankful for elastic waistbands on Thanksgiving.”
“The turkey may be the star, but the pie steals the show.”
“Dinner is served, diets are forgotten, and leftovers are already being claimed.”

Conclusion

Thanksgiving is about spending time together, enjoying good food, and creating moments worth remembering. These funny Thanksgiving quotes offer plenty of ideas for cards, captions, messages, and dinner table laughs. Pick the lines that match your sense of humor and share them with family and friends. A little laughter can make the holiday even more enjoyable.