- keep shtoom
- Australian Slangkeep quite about; remain silent (from Yiddish, from German 'stumm' = silent)
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Keep shtoom — keep quite about; remain silent (from Yiddish, from German stumm = silent) … Dictionary of Australian slang
shtum — /ʃtʊm/ (say shtoom) phrase keep shtum, Colloquial to keep quiet about something. Also, shtoom. {Yiddish, from German stumm not speaking} …
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
