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UK slag,
Stolen goods. articles who's origin is not strictly legal.
(also 'fall off the back of a lorry')
"Nice telly"
"Yeah fell of the back of a truck"
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1. The action by which an item (primarily electronics) becomes stock at a store.
2. A term associated with mob franchises and the fencing of stolen goods.
"So Bob, how can you afford a plasma screen tv, with you being out of work and all?"
"I picked it up cheap from a guy who said it fell off the back of a truck."
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with some knowledge or wisdom; fell off the turnip truck
"How dumb do they think I am?" thought the new teacher as she surveyed her new pupils. "Do they think I fell off the turnip truck yesterday?"
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Jane used to get good grades until she fell off the truck. Now she's locked away in the mental instition and eats her food through a straw all day.
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To be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person.
"fall off a turnip truck" has the same meaning as "I wasn't born yesterday", pretty much.
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