- keep schtum
- Meaning
Say nothing.OriginA Yiddish expression, from German stumm meaning silent
Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
keep schtum
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schtum — same as ↑shtoom * * * schtum UK [ʃtʊm] US adjective british informal silent keep/stay schtum: Why did you keep schtum for so long? Thesaurus: silent and silencesynonym describing loud and noisy sounds … Useful english dictionary
schtum — [ ʃtum ] adjective BRITISH INFORMAL silent: keep/stay schtum: Why did you keep schtum for so long? … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
schtum — UK [ʃtʊm] / US adjective British informal silent keep/stay schtum: Why did you keep schtum for so long? … English dictionary
schtum — Adj. Quiet, silent. Also spelt schtoom, stumm. E.g. Keep schtum about it, we ll get into trouble if the boss finds out! Yiddish … English slang and colloquialisms
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NOH8 Campaign — A NOH8 Campaign photo for Indiana University s gay straight alliance by student photographer James Cummings The NOH8 Campaign is a silent protest photo project against California Proposition 8. The campaign features photographs portraying people… … Wikipedia
shtum — 7 (also schtum) [ʃtʊm] [ʃtʊm] noun uncountable Idiom: ↑keep shtum … Useful english dictionary
