shut the fuck up
What does “shut the fuck up” mean in English?
A very aggressive command telling someone to stop talking immediately.
It's similar to telling someone to 'shut up' but with a lot more anger behind it. Often used in heated situations or to dismiss someone's opinion, and can be found in both spoken and written forms, especially as the abbreviation STFU.
Take it with you
Wear it. Stick it. Drink from it.
Put shut the fuck up on a mug, a T-shirt or a sticker as Swear Atlas stamp artwork. You'll finish your order with Zazzle, our print partner — they handle payment, printing and delivery.
Adult/mature product · 18+. Purchases, delivery, returns and support are provided by Zazzle, not Swear Atlas. Availability is subject to Zazzle's policies.
Related English words
eat my ass
4/5 · StrongThis is a crude way to reject someone or challenge them, often used to dismiss their opinion or request. It can also imply a sexual connotation, suggesting a more explicit context.
fucked up
4/5 · StrongIt refers to something that is badly damaged, disordered, or someone who is intoxicated. It's often used to describe a situation or a person's state in a negative way.
fuck off
4/5 · StrongIt's a hostile way to tell someone to leave you alone or stop annoying you.
choke the chicken
3/5 · VulgarThis is a crude, humorous way to say someone is masturbating.
About this data
Swear Atlas is a source-attested, AI-curated reference — not a native-speaker-certified dictionary. Meanings and the 1–5 Burn Rating are approximate editorial assessments that vary with context, region, tone and speaker. Inclusion of a word does not constitute endorsement of its use.
“Sounds like” is an English-friendly approximation of how the word sounds, not an authoritative pronunciation. Where shown, the romanisation is a conventional Latin-script transliteration of the original spelling.
Term attested via 4troDev/profanity.csv, FlacSy/BadWords (MIT, MIT AND CC-BY-4.0). Editorial content © Swear Atlas.