be quiet

intj

be quiet

intj

US /biˈkwaɪˌət/

Etymology From be + quiet.

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Imperative Remain silent. Sometimes used as a more polite synonym of shut up.

Sultan: I said your name was Rahneesh and that’s it! Now be quiet!2005, Annabelle du Fouet, “Kinksters and kinksterettes—Who are these people, anyway?” (chapter 1), in Weather Balloons Make Rotten Sex Toys, Ellora's Cave, →ISBN, page 30:

Synonyms: 30 terms
hush!, silence!, whist!, aunt nell, be quiet, can it, chut, clam up, hush, keep one's lips sealed, keep one's mouth shut, pipe down, put a sock in it, save it, shh, shup, shut the front door, shut the fuck up, shut up, soft, STFD, STFU, stfu, SYBAU, sybau, tut, voices off, whist, zip it, zip one's lip
Related terms: code of silence, cone of silence, conspiracy of silence, omertà, radio silence, Sicilian code, silence, softness, stillness, wall of silence, stop talking, quiet
Hyponyms: keep it in the family, keep counsel, keep one's counsel, keep one's own counsel, keep one's cards close to one's chest, chest one's cards

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