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- adjective Alternative form of
shtum .
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Examples
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By keeping 'schtum' the news people are reduced to facile, idle speculation from their fevered imagination.
Should Tory Bloggers Be More Aggressive in Defending Themselves? 2007
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Mellon herself is keeping schtum, because she is officially a Choo employee until the end of the year.
Jimmy Choo shoe queen Tamara Mellon keeps fans guessing over her next steps 2011
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Yet on and on he had gone, playing the "hated" sport well past typical retirement age – keeping schtum until looking like a fascinatingly tormented soul would sell his book.
Serena Williams's love for shopping over playing is telling for tennis | Marina Hyde 2012
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My complete respect goes out to everyone there, people were absolutely seething but all respected the memories of our war dead and veterans and kept schtum. on May 9, 2010 at 7: 51 pm Groundhog night
Whatever The Outcome, We are Always There. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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I Party All the TimeJon King: A rocking guitar riff heisted from Andy's vault of genius licks takes us on a journey to nowhere ? a deranged town where if only we stay schtum it'll all be all right.
Gang of Four: free EP download Tim Jonze 2010
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Not read all the posts sorry – has anyone pointed out that it is schtum not stumm?
boss 2008
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Are they staying schtum, hanging on the coat tails of the belligerent ones until they feel that we've been browbeaten into submission, then make the play?
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For instance today, when Labour released their dossier, CCHQ should've kept schtum and let the media do the work for them.
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Are they staying schtum, hanging on the coat tails of the belligerent ones until they feel that we've been browbeaten into submission, then make the play?
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After a whole week of near schtum, all you can point to is the fact that Murphy has chosen only to speak of other excisions from the report?
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
sonofgroucho commented on the word schtum
As in "keep schtum".
February 7, 2008