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shtoom

British  
/ ʃtʊm /

adjective

  1. slang silent; dumb (esp in the phrase keep shtoom )

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of shtoom

from Yiddish, from German stumm silent

Example Sentences

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Mr Currie's show, Shtoom, is described on the theatre website as a "unique, surrealist, dada punk-clown, non-verbal experience".

From BBC

Lord Patten has said the UK should be doing more to support democracy in Hong Kong, suggesting its policy of "keeping shtoom" was counter-productive.

From BBC

"We have kept shtoom as much as we could in the bizarre anticipation that that would be the best way of developing our relationship with China."

From BBC

This is all guesswork, of course, and Howard is keeping shtoom on the subject.

From The Guardian

Naughtie, although by no means a poodle, kept shtoom for once.

From The Guardian