stop it

verb

Tells the listener to stop doing something, often an annoying but harmless activity aimed at the speaker.

“You're giving me the whole summer off, and a pay raise effective immediately when I come back? Stop it! You're too good to me!”

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Meanings

verbstop it (third-person singular simple present stops it, present participle stopping it, simple past and past participle stopped it)

present singular third person stops it · participle present stopping it · participle past stopped it · past stopped it

  1. imperativeTells the listener to stop doing something, often an annoying but harmless activity aimed at the speaker.
interjection
  1. colloquialSynonym of shut up (“I don't believe it! no way!”)

    You're giving me the whole summer off, and a pay raise effective immediately when I come back? Stop it! You're too good to me!

    Synonyms: shut up

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionSynonym of shut up (“I don't believe it! no way!”)

Similar
shut up
Also see
shut up
Cite this entry
APA

stop it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop%20it

MLA

“stop it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop%20it. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stop it,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop%20it.

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