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falling off the turnip truck

falling off the turnip truck is the present participle and gerund 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 falling off the turnip truck

What is falling off the turnip truck the present participle and gerund of?
Falling off the turnip truck is the present participle and gerund of fall off the turnip truck.

Words near falling off the turnip truck in the dictionary

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

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