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shut it en · X

Etymology

With it referring to a person's mouth.

Meanings

  1. (imperative, qualifier:rude, usually) To stop talking or making noise; to shut up.
    • "If you 'adn't sleepy fits you'd get some work to do, like other men." "Oh, shut it, woman!" 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
    • Shut it! I don't want to hear another word from you!