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- verb idiomatic To
stop talking ; to bequiet ; toshut one's mouth
Etymologies
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Possibly from a crude means of muffling a gramophone's speaker.
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strev commented on the word put a sock in it
see gagster
April 17, 2009
strev commented on the word put a sock in it
I'm schtumped on this one
April 17, 2009
rolig commented on the word put a sock in it
You mean you're štumfed, don't you, strev?
April 18, 2009
strev commented on the word put a sock in it
thank you rolig, I tried to say that but was štumfed
April 20, 2009