can it

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can it

verb cans it · canning it · canned it

idiomatic, imperative To shut up, to be quiet; to quit doing something; to put an end to something. Can it, you two! I'm trying to work.
Similar: put a sock in it, shut it, shut up

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@misc{can_it_2026,
  title = {can it},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/can%20it},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}