shtum
noun/ʃtʊm/
/ʃtʊm/
(also schtum)
Word Origin1950s: Yiddish, from German stumm.
[uncountable]Idioms Idioms
keep/stay shtum
- (British English, informal) to not speak
- Police have appealed for witnesses, but it seems the locals are keeping shtum.
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