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falls off the turnip truck

falls off the turnip truck is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 falls off the turnip truck

What is falls off the turnip truck the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Falls off the turnip truck is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fall off the turnip truck.

Words near falls off the turnip truck in the dictionary

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

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