Definition
To be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person.
In Context
- "Look sharp, and try not to seem like you just fell off the turnip truck."
- "No shit, Sherlock. I didn't just fall off the turnip truck, you know."
- "Doesn't it strike you as funny that this city, which prides itself on its erudition and sophistication, can oftimes get suckered like a bumpkin who just fell off the turnip truck?"
See Also
- be born yesterday
- fall off a truck
- not one's first rodeo