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fall off the turnip truck
fall off the turnip truck
To be gullible, na?ve, or unsophisticated. The subject is often a person from a rural or rustic background. Mary has no idea about how to act in polite society, always behaving as if she just fell off the turnip truck.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Jyothi | | - | Indian, Telugu, Malayalam |
Anan (1) | | - | Western African, Akan |
AurÉL | | - | Hungarian |
Cleisthenes | | KLIES-thə-neez (English) | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
Myrrine | | - | Ancient Greek |
AdriÁN | | ahd-RYAHN (Spanish), AWD-ree-ahn (Hungarian) | Spanish, Hungarian |