fall off a truck
Stolen goods euphemism
Fall off a truck describes goods that were stolen or obtained through questionable means, typically presented with feigned innocence about their origin.
The phrase invokes the image of merchandise tumbling from a delivery vehicle—a convenient fiction explaining why someone has brand-new items at suspiciously low prices: These watches fell off a truck, if you know what I mean.
The expression often signals awareness that goods are hot while maintaining plausible deniability.
- stolenTaken unlawfully
- five-finger discountSlang for shoplifting
- knocked offImitated cheaply, or quit
- lootedStolen from, especially violently
- untraceableImpossible to follow back
bootlegged · hot · hot goods · ill-gotten gains · furtive · look the other way · smuggled · black-market · gray market · thieved · swiped · fence · no questions asked · under the table · cash only · shady deal · illicit · provenance
fall off a truckbought and paid for
Acquired through completed payment
store-bought · above board · on the level · licensed merchandise · factory direct
fall off a trucktraceable
Able to be followed
factory direct · certified pre-owned · above suspicion · squeaky clean
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