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by jhoechtl 1100 days ago
Is schtum jidisch? The german word is stumm.
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nielsbot 1100 days ago
Wiktionary says it’s an alternate spelling of “shtum”

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shtum

(English, from Yiddish)

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SpecialistK 1100 days ago
Yes, it's been adopted in Cockney English from Yiddish influence.
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