verb. sap.

A form of verbum sapienti — Used to bring something to a conclusion, implying that further comment is unadvisable or unneeded.

OriginLatin verbum sapienti sat est →
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  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of verbum sapienti.

    […] everything’s permitted to the poor drunkard, particularly if he’s only a poor colonial and doesn’t know any better. Verb sap.

    1926 January, Aldous Huxley, “The Monocle”, in The Criterion, volume 4, Faber and Gwyer, Ltd., page 53

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verbum sapienti

Origin

  1. Latinverbum sapienti sat est“a word is enough to a wise man”
  2. Englishverb. sap.

A shortening of Latin verbum sapienti sat est (“a word is enough to a wise man”). Compare verbum sat.

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