shut one's trap

verb

To stop talking; to be quiet.

“Why don't you just shut your trap? I'm tired of listening to you.”

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Meanings

verbshut one's trap (third-person singular simple present shuts one's trap, present participle shutting one's trap, simple past and past participle shut one's trap)

present singular third person shuts one's trap · participle present shutting one's trap

  1. idiomaticTo stop talking; to be quiet.

    Why don't you just shut your trap? I'm tired of listening to you.

Origin

From the slang use of trap in reference to a person's mouth.

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APA

shut one's trap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shut%20one's%20trap

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“shut one's trap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shut%20one's%20trap. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shut one's trap,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shut%20one's%20trap.

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