shut your mouth/trap/face/gob!

Shut your face!

An imperative to be quiet or stop talking immediately. Can be rude, aggressive, or jocular depending on the context. Shut your face, Bobby, no one asked for the opinion of a dork like you! A: "So, where do you think we can sell these stolen goods?" B: "Shut your face! Don't you have enough sense not to talk about that in public?" A: "Wow, that Cadillac has seen better days. How much did you pay for that little gem?" B: "Ah, shut your face. I think it looks just fine."

See also: shut

shut your gob

An imperative to be quiet or cease talking immediately. Can be rude, aggressive, or jocular depending on the context. Shut your gob, Bobby—no one asked for the opinion of a dork like you! A: "So, where do you think we can sell these stolen goods?" B: "Shut your gob! Don't you have enough sense not to talk about that in public?" A: "Wow, that Cadillac has seen better days. How much did you pay for that little gem?" B: "Ah, shut your gob, Dave. I think it looks just fine."

See also: gob, shut

shut your mouth

Be quiet or cease talking immediately. Can be rude, aggressive, or jocular depending on the context. Shut your mouth, Bobby—no one asked for the opinion of a dork like you! A: "So, where do you think we can sell these stolen goods?" B: "Shut your mouth! Don't you have enough sense not to talk about that in public?" A: "Wow, that Cadillac has seen better days. How much did you pay for that little gem?" B: "Ah, shut your mouth, Dave. I think it looks just fine."

See also: mouth, shut

shut your trap

An imperative to be quiet or cease talking immediately. Can be rude, aggressive, or jocular depending on the context. Shut your trap, Bobby—no one asked for the opinion of a dork like you! A: "So, where do you think we can sell these stolen goods?" B: "Shut your trap! Don't you have enough sense not to talk about that in public?" A: "Wow, that Cadillac has seen better days. How much did you pay for that little gem?" B: "Ah, shut your trap, Dave. I think it looks just fine."

See also: shut, trap

shut your trap

be silent; stop talking. informal

See also: shut, trap

shut your ˈmouth/ˈtrap/ˈface/ˈgob!

(also keep your ˈmouth/ˈtrap shut) (slang) a rude way of telling somebody to be quiet or stop talking: ‘Shut your face’, Roger said, ‘or I’ll kick you out.’ ♢ Why can’t you learn to keep your big mouth shut?

Trap and gob are slang words for ‘mouth’.

See also: face, mouth, shut, trap

Shut your face!

and Shut your mouth! and Shut your trap!

exclam. Shut up!; Be quiet! Oh, shut your face! I’ve heard enough. Shut your trap! All you do is talk.

See also: shut

Shut your mouth!

verb

See Shut your face!

See also: shut

Shut your trap!

verb

See Shut your face!

See also: shut