The story
Possibly from a crude means of muffling a record player's speaker.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
put a sock in it
Today it means: To stop talking; to be quiet; to shut one's mouth. Full definition →
Today it means: To stop talking; to be quiet; to shut one's mouth. Full definition →
Possibly from a crude means of muffling a record player's speaker.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.