To: Morgana
What does schtum mean in British slang?
...to not say anything about something...
5 posted on
12/07/2024 6:47:34 PM PST by
Repeal The 17th
(Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
To: Repeal The 17th
What does schtum mean in British slang?Are you completely incapable of looking up something on the internet? It took me all of five seconds to find out what it meant.
8 posted on
12/07/2024 6:52:47 PM PST by
philman_36
(Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
To: Repeal The 17th
And from Google:
AI Overview
“Schtum” is a slang term that means to be silent or dumb, especially in the phrase “keep schtum”. It can also be used as a noun in the idiom “keep/stay schtum”. For example, “The actress is keeping schtum about who she’s dating”.
The word “schtum” comes from Yiddish and is derived from the German word stumm, which means “silent”. The earliest known use of “schtum” was in the 1950s.
9 posted on
12/07/2024 6:52:56 PM PST by
Jyotishi
(Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
To: Repeal The 17th
schtum - Cambridge English dictionary says -
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To not say anything about something.
To: Repeal The 17th
...to not say anything about something...That, however, is a close approximation.
to be silent or dumb
12 posted on
12/07/2024 6:56:31 PM PST by
philman_36
(Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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