Etymology Journal · K
Keep on truckin'
Meaning
- An encouragement to continue persisting through life or a difficult task. It suggests moving forward with steady, rhythmic effort.
Optimistic, casual
Used in a sentence
- It has been a long week, but we just have to keep on truckin.
- I know you are tired of school, but keep on truckin and you will graduate soon.
- He kept on truckin through the rain to finish the yard work.
The backstory
While it sounds like a reference to professional drivers, the phrase was popularized by R. Crumb’s 1968 comic strip of the same name. It became a counterculture slogan for perseverance.
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