Shut Up
"Shut up" is a direct command with a meaning very similar to "be quiet" and "be silent", but which is commonly perceived as a more forceful command to stop making noise or otherwise communicating, such as talking. The phrase is probably a shortened form of "shut up your mouth" or "shut your mouth up". Its use is generally considered rude and impolite, and may also be considered objectionable enough by some to be deemed inappropriate for formal proceedings. Initial meaning and development Before the twentieth century, the phrase "shut up" was rarely used as an imperative, and had a different meaning altogether. To say that someone was "shut up" meant that they were locked up, quarantined, or held prisoner. For example, several passages in the King James Version of the Bible instruct that if a priest determines that a person shows certain symptoms of illness, "then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days". This meaning was also used in the sens ...
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Shut may refer to: *Yana Shut (born 1997), Belarusian snooker and pool player. *Shut (1988 film), ''Shut'' (1988 film), directed by Andrei Andreyevich Eshpai. *Shut (2009 film), ''Shut'' (2009 film), starring Lee Baxter (singer), Lee Baxter. *Ancient Egyptian conception of the soul#Shut (shadow), ''Shut'' or ''šwt'', "shadow", an Ancient Egyptian conception of the soul, Ancient Egyptian concept of the soul or spirit. See also

*Shutdown (other) *Shut-in (other) *Shut Out (other) *Shut up (other) {{disambig ...
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