Generic name for any useless consumer gadget of the sort frequently sold on late-night infomercials. Commonly sold together with a tomato musher. Originally from the comic strip Bloom County. Opus was powerless to resist late-night TV hucksters and ended up with a living room full of turnip twaddlers.

"We'll sell you this amazing turnip twaddler for $29.95! But wait! There's more! We'll throw in this tomato musher ABSOLUTELY FREE! Now how much would you pay?"

turnip twaddler by bikergeek November 5, 2012

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turniphead

an original and creative insult, implies that someone looks or is stupid, by suggesting that their head is like a turnip.
used by merlin to insult prince arthur.

“what can i say arthur? you look like a total turniphead.”

turniphead by tweeva January 2, 2020

turnip face

(Noun). When you get severe sunburn on your face that is really dark and makes you look like a turnip.

Joe had turnip face after the football game on Saturday.

turnip face by the katkoko October 10, 2009

Turnip Slapper

A Pākehā (white or non-Māori) New Zealander.

From the root words 'Pā' meaning to strike or hit, and 'keha', meaning a turnip.

Those turnip slappers sure love investing in properties and listening to Mike Hosking on the radio

Turnip Slapper by PopiMokorahi March 22, 2021

turnip king

the turnip king was a tyrant. he lived in a castle made of dirt and ruled over all the vegetables. one day the farmer came and took the turnip king. the turnip king said "you can not eat me. i am the turnip king" but the farmer did not listen and he made the turnip king into soup. the vegetables stormed the castle and took the turnip queen, the turnip taughter, and the bastard son and left them out for the rabbits. the vegetables were then ruled by an elected potato.

i just gave one

turnip king by josh March 26, 2004

turnip truck

Metaphorical vehicle bringing rubes to Gotham. One who falls off the truck is hopelessly naive.

You know, I didn't just fall off the turnip truck! I know stuff about the Big City.

turnip truck by octopod May 29, 2004

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026

city chicken

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.

Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?

city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006

Word of the Day on September 17, 2026

Is that cake?

Another way to say is this fake? Like the show real or cake

“Slayyyter just announced another album last night”
“No way, is that cake?”
“Yeah whoops this isn’t real”

Is that cake? by Sexyyred September 15, 2026

Word of the Day on September 16, 2026

just fokin missing her

native american reservation origin... to miss an ex so badly that everyone can see it.. can be used for either sex eg. just fokin missing her/him

friend : *noticably sad*
me : look at you all sad & shit
friend : shut up!
me : just fokin missing her huh?

just fokin missing her by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 15, 2026