Just Fell Off the Turnip Truck In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Just Fell Off the Turnip Truck", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Caroline Tran

2021-02-27 08:02

Meaning of Just Fell Off the Turnip Truck

Just Fell Off the Turnip Truck negative spoken language

Used to describe someone who is naive, gullible, inexperienced, easily fooled, ignorant, unsophisticated, etc.

A cup of coffee for $50? Do you think I just fell off the turnip truck?

He is so weird, he acts like he just fell off the turnip truck.

Other phrases about:

not have two beans, brain cells, etc. to rub together

To have no money

a load of baloney

Falsehoods, nonsense, or foolishness

The author of your own misfortune

to be blamed because of one's own problem

need (to have) your head examined

To say, or believe something or someone that seems completely crazy, delusional, or stupid

a beetle brain

A person who is low-witted or stupid

Grammar and Usage of Just Fell Off the Turnip Truck

Verb Forms

fall off the turnip truck
falls off the turnip truck
fell off the turnip truck
to fall off the turnip truck

It is most often used in the past tense and preceded by ‘just’.

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Origin of Just Fell Off the Turnip Truck

A country man has hitched a ride to town on a farmer’s turnip truck .
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This idiom was used since at least the 1970’s and people have suggested many plausible origins for it. One of the origins was the idea of a country man who has hitched a ride to town on a farmer’s turnip truck.