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  • adjective Alternative form of shtum.

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Examples

  • His family's rule for life was "stay shtoom" -- don't draw attention to yourself.

    A Funny Book Is Hard to Find 2008

  • Anyway I wasn't getting involved with Old Bill so I kept shtoom.

    faceless Cole, Martina 2001

  • He's just kept shtoom about the whole thing ever since, no doubt having had a mobile phone thrown at his head by the prime minister.

    Top stories from Times Online 2010

  • Dark Knight director has kept shtoom about his upcoming projects.

    The Guardian World News 2009

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  • alternative spelling of shtum, means silent, speechless, or dumb

    December 9, 2008