be quiet en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- /biˈkwaɪˌət/ (General-American)
Etymology
From be + quiet.
Meanings
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(imperative) Remain silent. Sometimes used as a more polite synonym of shut up.
Sultan: I said your name was Rahneesh and that’s it! Now be quiet!
2005, Annabelle du Fouet, “Kinksters and kinksterettes—Who are these people, anyway?” (chapter 1), in Weather Balloons Make Rotten Sex Toys, Ellora's Cave, →ISBN, page 30:
Hyponyms
keep one's counsel · keep it in the family · keep one's own counsel · keep counsel · chest one's cards · keep one's cards close to one's chest
Relateds
silence · radio silence · code of silence · quiet · omertà · wall of silence · cone of silence · softness · Sicilian code · stillness · stop talking · conspiracy of silence
Synonyms
soft · aunt nell · shut up · be quiet · chut · zip it · shut the front door · silence! · can it · hush · hush! · shut the fuck up · save it · keep one's lips sealed · shh · stfu · keep one's mouth shut · sybau · whist · clam up · STFD · voices off · STFU · put a sock in it · whist! · zip one's lip · shup · tut · pipe down · SYBAU