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fallen off the turnip truck

fallen off the turnip truck is the past participle of fall off the turnip truck.

Meaning of fall off the turnip truck

Verb

fall off the turnip truck (third-person singular simple present falls off the turnip truck, present participle falling off the turnip truck, simple past fell off the turnip truck, past participle fallen off the turnip truck)

  1. (US, idiomatic, stative) To be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person.
    • Look sharp, and try not to seem like you just fell off the turnip truck.

Questions about fallen off the turnip truck

What is fallen off the turnip truck the past participle of?
Fallen off the turnip truck is the past participle of fall off the turnip truck.

Words near fallen off the turnip truck in the dictionary

  1. fallen off a cliff
  2. fallen off a truck
  3. fallen off the back of a lorry
  4. fallen off the back of a truck
  5. fallen off the radar
  6. fallen off the turnip truck
  7. fallen off the twig
  8. fallen off the ugly tree
  9. fallen off the wagon
  10. fallen on
  11. fallen on a grenade

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