use your words

phrase

Used by educators or caregivers to encourage an upset child to express the problem verbally instead of misbehaving physically.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. imperativeUsed by educators or caregivers to encourage an upset child to express the problem verbally instead of misbehaving physically.
  2. InternetbroadlyderogatoryimperativeUsed to mock or criticize a person perceived as being overemotional.
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APA

use your words. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/use%20your%20words

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“use your words.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/use%20your%20words. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “use your words,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/use%20your%20words.

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