just fell off the turnip truck

just fell off the turnip truck
just fell off the turnip truck
Rur. ignorant; unsophisticated. •

He stood there gawking at the buildings in town like he just fell off the turnip truck.

My cousin acts like she just fell off the turnip truck.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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