born in a barn

born in a barn

Uncouth. Uncultured. Most often used in the phrase "were you born in a barn?" What, were you born in a barn? Wash your hands before dinner!
See also: barn, born
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • raised in a barn
  • Were you born in a barn?
  • be born that way
  • be/be born/be made that way
  • born and bred
  • bred
  • Were you born in a tent?
  • wrong side of the blanket
  • born with a silver spoon in his or her mouth
  • be born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth
References in periodicals archive
I've tried all the usual phrases, like "Were you born in a barn?" but they don't know what I am talking about.
However, thinking about it, the phrase "...born in a barn?" is rubbish, because if you were actually born in a barn, and spent your formative years thus accommodated, you would know from harsh experience that it is vital to close the door, otherwise you freeze to death.
Closed-doors policy is lost on children
Jesus was born in a barn. The Qur'an was revealed in a cave.
A Winter Walk
BORN IN A BARN: Suzanne Cossey, aged nine, meets barn owl Toro at the museum.
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