What is Fall Off The Truck?
1.
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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2.
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."
3.
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?"
4.
To go crazy.
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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